{"id":123596,"date":"2026-04-03T22:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=123596"},"modified":"2026-04-03T22:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:50:15","slug":"imran-bushra-move-ihc-to-fix-appeals-in-toshakhana-i-190m-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/123596\/","title":{"rendered":"Imran, Bushra move IHC to fix appeals in Toshakhana-I, \u00a3190m cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD(National Times)-  Former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, on Friday approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking the urgent fixation of their appeals to set aside the conviction in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1962237\">Toshakhana I<\/a>\u00a0case and to suspend the sentence in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1751790\/imran-arrest-what-is-the-al-qadir-trust-case\">\u00a3190 million corruption<\/a>\u00a0case, citing \u201cinordinate delays\u201d and \u201cdilatory tactics\u201d by the prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 31, the IHC adjourned the hearing of the suspension of sentence&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1922818\"><u>applications<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;filed by Imran and Bushra in the \u00a3190 million Al-Qadir Trust case after the defence counsel sought time to obtain fresh instructions from his clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a series of petitions filed under Section 561-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the couple has also requested that the court direct the jail authorities to facilitate unhindered meetings with their legal team for necessary consultations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petitioners, in their appeal filed today, sought the early fixation of appeals of the couple against conviction for final adjudication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These appeals challenged the judgment delivered on January 31, 2024, by the Accountability Court No. 1, Islamabad, which&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1810025\">convicted<\/a>&nbsp;the couple in the Toshakhana I case and sentenced them to 14 years in Adiala Jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in April, 2024, the IHC&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1825059\">suspended<\/a>&nbsp;the sentences handed out to the former prime minister and his spouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petitions submitted today argued that the trial court\u2019s judgment was passed without the \u201cproper application of judicial mind\u201d and suffers from a \u201cserious misreading and non-reading of material evidence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petitions also highlighted Imran\u2019s medical condition, specifically \u201cright central retinal vein occlusion,\u201d noting that the necessary treatment is unavailable within the premises of Adiala Jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It should be mentioned that the former premier\u2019s health has garnered attention in recent months, most notably after his eye ailment came to light earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 54-year-old Bushra was described as a \u201c<em>parda-nasheen\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;lady with no history of holding public office, asserting that she has been implicated solely due to her marital relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate move, Bushra also filed an application seeking a decision on the merits regarding her plea for the suspension of her sentence in the Al-Qadir Trust case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application noted that her plea under Section 426 CrPC had been pending for over ten months, with notices originally issued on May 15, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petition alleged that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has employed \u201cprocedural manoeuvring\u201d and \u201cdilatory tactics\u201d to frustrate the proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It further stated that despite the court\u2019s orders to fix the application, the matter has been repeatedly adjourned on various pretexts, including the non-availability of prosecutors or requests for more time to prepare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plea maintained that Bushra has already served over a year of her seven-year sentence and, as a female accused, is entitled to statutory leniency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Imran and Bushra also raised serious concerns regarding their inability to meet with their legal counsel in Adiala Jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seeking directions for the jail superintendent to facilitate \u201cimmediate and unhindered\u201d meetings, Imran\u2019s petition argues that the denial of visitation rights is a violation of Articles 9 (no person shall be deprived of life or liberty save in accordance with law), 10-A (right to fair trial), and 14 (the dignity of man and the privacy of the home shall be inviolable) of the Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, in a separate application, lead counsel Barrister Salman Safdar stated that he has been denied access to his clients for approximately three months, making it impossible to obtain \u201cfresh instructions\u201d to proceed with the main appeals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, the IHC had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1950777\/adiala-jail-superintendent-directed-to-implement-earlier-ihc-order-allowing-imran-twice-a-week-meetings\"><u>allowed<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;Imran twice-a-week meetings \u2014 on Tuesdays and Thursdays \u2014 with his family, lawyers and other associates. Despite the order, the ex-premier has not been largely restricted from meeting visitors for several weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petition, filed through a legal team including Safdar, Salman Akram Raja, and Barrister Ali Zafar, also emphasised that \u201cjustice should not only be done but also be seen to be done,\u201d urging the IHC to ensure the expeditious disposal of these matters to prevent \u201cirreparable loss\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, on Friday approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking the urgent fixation of their appeals to set aside the conviction in the\u00a0Toshakhana I\u00a0case and to suspend the sentence in the\u00a0\u00a3190 million corruption\u00a0case, citing \u201cinordinate delays\u201d and \u201cdilatory tactics\u201d by the prosecution. On March [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Imran, Bushra move IHC to fix appeals in Toshakhana-I, \u00a3190m cases - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/123596\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Imran, Bushra move IHC to fix appeals in Toshakhana-I, \u00a3190m cases - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, on Friday approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking the urgent fixation of their appeals to set aside the conviction in the\u00a0Toshakhana I\u00a0case and to suspend the sentence in the\u00a0\u00a3190 million corruption\u00a0case, citing \u201cinordinate delays\u201d and \u201cdilatory tactics\u201d by the prosecution. 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