Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Tuesday knocked at the Supreme Court’s (SC) door again to nullify his conviction in the Toshakhana case and the trial court’s verdict.
Lawyers of the PTI’s top leader submitted the appeal against his Toshakhana conviction after rectifying the objections raised by the Supreme Court Registrar’s Office earlier. After rectifying the objections, the appeal was refiled to the SC office on Tuesday. The former prime minister was sentenced to three years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs100,000 by Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Humayun Dilawar on August 5, 2023, after the judge found Khan guilty of graft in the case.
Khan’s conviction in the case resulted in his disqualification from holding any public office for five years. On Saturday, the ousted premier had petitioned the apex court against the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) order in the Toshakhana case as part of his efforts to overturn the conviction in the case to contest the general elections scheduled for February 8, 2024.
