Pakistan court stays sentencing of Imran and his wife in Toshakhana corruption case
A High Court of Pakistan on Monday suspended the 14-year sentence given to former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana corruption case. On January 31, a few days before the general elections, the Islamabad Accountability Court had sentenced both of them in this case.
On Monday, Islamabad High Court suspended his sentence in the Toshakhana case. Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq said the hearing on the appeal against the sentence would be scheduled after the Eid holidays.
In the Toshakhana corruption case, 71-year-old Khan is accused of possessing expensive government gifts he received during his tenure as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Under Toshakhana rules, government officials can keep gifts after paying a price but the gift must be deposited first. Khan and his wife either failed to deposit the gift or allegedly acquired it at a lower price by using their authority.
