Toshakhana case: Imran Khan’s plea seeking pre-arrest bail dimissied

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday dismissed the pre-arrest bail plea of former Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, in the Toshakhana case.

The judge of the accountability court, Muhammad Bashir, announced the reserved verdict on Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail plea in connection with the Toshakhana case.

Deputy Prosecutor General of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Muzaffar Abbasi, confirmed the rejection of the PTI founder’s bail petition, stating that arrest orders would be enforced. The anti-corruption watchdog intends to seek the accused’s remand tomorrow.

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Earlier today, PTI former chairman Imran Khan and Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi were indicted on Wednesday in the cipher case.

Special Court judge Abual Hasnant heard the cipher case in Adiala jail where both the PTI leaders are incarcerated.