#IHC suspends #PTI chairman’s sentence in #Toshakhana case
ISLAMABAD (MNP) – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended the PTI chairman’s sentence awarded to him in the Toshakhana case.
A two-member division bench of IHC announced decision which was reserved on Monday.
The court also ordered authorities to release the former prime minister from jail on bail after submitting surety bonds of Rs100,000. The Islamabad High Court chief justice announced the short verdict. The detailed judgement will be released shortly.
The IHC, on Monday, had reserved its judgement on PTI chairman’s appeal against his sentence in the Toshakhana criminal case.
A division bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri had conducted hearing of the appeal. The lawyer of the election commission, Amjad Pervaiz, presented arguments on Monday. He was unable to attend the previous hearing due to his health issue.
The chief justice had ordered Pervaiz to ensure his presence at the next hearing. The court had remarked that if he remained absent, a verdict would be pronounced based on the available record.
As the ECP lawyers Pervaiz completed his arguments, the court reserved its ruling in the case. Later, the high court announced that the verdict will be announced at 11:00am today (Tuesday).
