Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi sentence suspended in Toshakhana case

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court on Monday suspended the sentence of PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana case.

IHC Judge Amir Farooq conducted the hearing.

CJ IHC said that appeals against the sentence would be fixed for hearing after Eid holidays. 

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi had filed appeals against their conviction in the Toshakhana reference in which they were sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment each and a Rs1.54 billion fine.

The appeal in the Toshakhana reference alleged the trial was conducted in violation of the fundamental right to a fair trial.

It also insisted that Mr Khan, his spouse and their lawyers cooperated with the court, but Judge Muhammad Bashir on Jan 29 “suddenly and illegally” closed their right to cross-examine the prosecution witnesses.