ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday observed that there were prima facie “deficiencies” in the court of first instance‘s judgment in the Toshakhana v. Imran Khan corruption case and said the Supreme Court would wait for the Islamabad High Court’s order on the former prime minister’s appeal against his conviction and three-year sentence before interfering in the case.
The Chief Justice’s remark came as a three-judge special bench of the Supreme Court (SC), headed by him and comprising Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, heard the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s pleas filed against the trial court proceedings of the Toshakhana corruption case.
On August 5, an Islamabad trial court found Khan guilty of “corrupt practices” in a case involving concealment of details of state gifts and sentenced him to three years in prison. The verdict also means that he was disqualified from participating in general elections for five years.
The Chief Justice’s remark came as a three-judge special bench of the Supreme Court (SC), headed by him and comprising Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, heard the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s pleas filed against the trial court proceedings of the Toshakhana corruption case.
On August 5, an Islamabad trial court found Khan guilty of “corrupt practices” in a case involving concealment of details of state gifts and sentenced him to three years in prison. The verdict also means that he was disqualified from participating in general elections for five years.