Salman Safdar, Imran Khan's defense lawyer, said on Wednesday that the former prime minister of Pakistan will remain in custody for two weeks in another case related to the disclosure of a secret government document.
Publish dateThursday 31 August 2023 - 08:57
Story Code : 275871
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Imran Khan has been a prisoner in Atak Prison since his arrest in Lahore on August 5. Imran Khan, who has been banned from political activity for five years, denied all the accusations against him and said that this case has political motives.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended the punishment of Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, in the so-called "Tosh Khana" case and has ordered his release.
This court under the chairmanship of Umar Farooq, Judge of Al-Qadat, announced this decision last Tuesday after hearing Imran Khan's request for release.
The court added that more details will be announced later; but he accepted the request to suspend the execution of the punishment.
In recent months, the repeated arrests of Imran Khan and the way he was treated in Pakistan have become problematic
The former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is accused of selling government gifts in the so-called "Tusha Khana" case.
"Tush Khana" is the name of a government home delivery in Pakistan. A place where leaders, members of parliament, high-ranking government officials and members of parliament leave the gifts they got in foreign trips.
These officials should inform the cabinet members about the gifts they receive in detail.
In this case, he was sentenced to three years in prison and to pay a hundred thousand rupees.
Imran Khan has been banned from political activities for a period of 5 years.
The lawyers hired by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party had demanded his release. But Imran Khan remains in detention in a case of keeping government secrets and will not be released immediately.
This case will be followed up by the Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended the punishment of Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, in the so-called "Tosh Khana" case and has ordered his release.
This court under the chairmanship of Umar Farooq, Judge of Al-Qadat, announced this decision last Tuesday after hearing Imran Khan's request for release.
The court added that more details will be announced later; but he accepted the request to suspend the execution of the punishment.
In recent months, the repeated arrests of Imran Khan and the way he was treated in Pakistan have become problematic
The former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is accused of selling government gifts in the so-called "Tusha Khana" case.
"Tush Khana" is the name of a government home delivery in Pakistan. A place where leaders, members of parliament, high-ranking government officials and members of parliament leave the gifts they got in foreign trips.
These officials should inform the cabinet members about the gifts they receive in detail.
In this case, he was sentenced to three years in prison and to pay a hundred thousand rupees.
Imran Khan has been banned from political activities for a period of 5 years.
The lawyers hired by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party had demanded his release. But Imran Khan remains in detention in a case of keeping government secrets and will not be released immediately.
This case will be followed up by the Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad on Wednesday.
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