Acquittal pleas of PTI founder, Bushra Bibi in Toshakhana-II case turned down
ISLAMABAD: The pleas filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, seeking acquittal in the Toshakhana-II case have been rejected.
Special Central Judge Shah Rukh Arjumand announced the reserved verdict, stating that the former prime minister and his wife will be formally indicted on Monday, November 18.
The verdict follows last week’s hearing during which the defense counsel and the special prosecutor presented their arguments.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had earlier challenged Bushra Bibi’s bail in the Supreme Court, arguing that it violated the Supreme Court’s guidelines since it was granted in the chamber of an Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge. The FIA claimed that Bushra Bibi was implicated in the case alongside her husband.
Previously, the IHC had granted post-arrest bail to Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana-II case, with Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb approving her plea against Rs1 million in surety bonds and ordering her immediate release.
This case adds to a series of legal challenges faced by the couple. On July 13, both were arrested in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) reference related to Toshakhana, hours after their acquittal in the Iddat case. Earlier this year, a trial court had sentenced them to seven years in prison and fined them Rs500,000 each after finding their marriage fraudulent. However, their convictions in that case were overturned by the Islamabad district and sessions court.
