Toshakhana case II: Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to 10 years

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced on Saturday to 10 years in jail in the Toshakhana II case, Aaj News reported. In November, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices in Imran’s plea to direct the trial court not to pass the final verdict in Toshakhana-II case. A single bench of Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas heard the acquittal petitions of PTI founder and Bushra in the Toshakhana-II case. During the hearing, PTI founder’s counsel Salman Safdar requested the court to stop the trial court from giving the final verdict in the case. To this, the court remarked that they would look into it. Salman Safdar argued that Toshakhana cases were filed against his client and now the trial of Toshakhana-II is in its final stages. He added that first, one case was filed and then another. After the conviction in Toshakhana-I, the division bench of the high court suspended the conviction, he argued. Imran, 73, who served as prime minister from 2018-2022, has been in jail since his August 2023 arrest on corruption charges and is serving sentences in several cases he says are politically motivated.