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Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi's Legal Battle

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IHC Declares PTI MNAs' Eight-Day Physical Remand Null and Void

In a significant legal development, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared the eight-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs null and void. The court ruled that the remand granted to the lawmakers was unlawful and ordered their immediate release. This decision comes amid growing concerns over the treatment of PTI leaders who have been under arrest since the May 9…

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Imran Khan might be tried in military courts over May 9 cases, says PML-N

ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s cases in connection with the May 9 riots might go to military courts, the Pakistan government’s spokesperson for legal affairs, Barrister Aqeel Malik, said. Notably, countrywide protests erupted on May 9 last year after the paramilitary Rangers whisked away Imran from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a corruption case. When the protests…

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Months after Pakistan’s controversial general election, in which results were allegedly manipulated at the behest of the Pakistan Army to deny supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan a majority in parliament, the country has become engulfed in yet another crisis. Last month, six judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) wrote an explosive letter to the Supreme Judicial Council in which they alleged that the country’s military-controlled intelligence agencies, including the notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), were coercing senior judges to influence their verdicts. “We believe it is imperative to inquire into and determine whether there exists a continuing policy on part of the executive branch of the state, implemented by intelligence operatives…to intimidate judges, under threat of coercion or blackmail, to engineer judicial outcomes in politically consequential matters,” the letter said. At the center of the storm is the now infamous Tyrian White case, which seeks to disqualify Khan from holding public office on the grounds that he concealed the existence of White, a daughter he allegedly fathered out of wedlock, in his election documents. The justices claim that when members of the bench hearing the case questioned whether it met the standards necessary for adjudication, “Considerable pressure was brought to bear on the judges…by operatives of the ISI through friends and relatives of these judges.” The letter also alleged that surveillance equipment had been found in the private lodgings of one of the justices and that a relative of another was abducted and tortured. In the days following the publication of the letter, a number of senior judges including the entire strength of the Islamabad High Court received threatening letters laced with a toxic powder. Forensic analysis of the substance showed that it contained a nonlethal concentration of arsenic.

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Well, targeting the relatives of supreme court judges is certainly cheaper than having to provide vacations and sundry perks as they do in the US.

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White powder in threat letters sent to judges contained '10% arsenic'

White powder in threat letters sent to judges contained '10% arsenic'

View of the Supreme Court building in Islamabad. — Reuters/File- Another LHC judge receives letter. - Forensic tests reveal letters containing 'arsenic'. - PM says govt to unearth plot behind letters.ISLAMABAD: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has received the forensic report of the powder found in mysterious letters sent to the judges of the high courts and the Supreme Court, sources said. Geo News. At least four judges of the SC, eight of the Islamabad High Court and six of the Lahore High Court received letters, creating fear in the judiciary.The latest judge to receive the threatening letter was LHC's Justice Ali Baqar Najafi.The CTD lodged two FIRs against unknown people and launched an inquiry into the matter.The sources disclosed that arsenic mixed in white powder was found in the letters. They further revealed that the powder contained 10% arsenic, adding that a higher ratio of the material can be "very poisonous" and harmful to the human body and can affect the nervous system upon inhalation.The investigators have obtained the videos of the CCTV cameras installed near the letterboxes in the sub-divisional post office Satellite Town, Rawalpindi.The sources shared that the suspects in the videos are being identified with the help of Nadra.Earlier, the judges of the IHC including the chief justice received the letters containing the white powder which was believed to be anthrax. Later, CJP Qazi Faez Isa and three other SC judges including Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, and Justice Aminuddin received similar letters.After this, five LHC judges were sent letters while Justice Baqar Najvi received a similar letter today.Amid calls to probe the matter mount, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has promised the government would probe the matter of threat letters received by judges with suspicious powder, with a sense of responsibility to uncover the reality.Addressing the federal cabinet, the prime minister observed that the sensitive matter should not be given a political colour. #White #powder #threat #letters #judges #contained #arsenic More Detail Source at Click Here White powder in threat letters sent to judges contained '10% arsenic' Read the full article

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Nikah during Iddat case: IHC reserves judgement on Imran, Bushra Bibi petition

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved judgment on Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi’s petition against Nikah during Iddat case. The petitions seeking dismissal of the case came up for hearing in the IHC on Wednesday. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq took up the case for hearing. Barrister Salman Akram Raja and Usman Riaz Gill gave arguments on behalf of the former prime minister and his…

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"Jaw-Dropping Twist: Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Initiates Groundbreaking Move to Reinstate Appeals Against Convictions"

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has returned to Pakistan after spending four years in self-imposed exile in London. Upon his return, Sharif signed applications to restore pending appeals against his convictions in the Avenfield Apartments and Al-Azizia corruption cases. These applications, prepared by his legal team, will be filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) division bench and are…

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"Jaw-Dropping Twist: Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Initiates Groundbreaking Move to Reinstate Appeals Against Convictions"

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has returned to Pakistan after spending four years in self-imposed exile in London. Upon his return, Sharif signed applications to restore pending appeals against his convictions in the Avenfield Apartments and Al-Azizia corruption cases. These applications, prepared by his legal team, will be filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) division bench and are…

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"Jaw-Dropping Twist: Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Initiates Groundbreaking Move to Reinstate Appeals Against Convictions"

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has returned to Pakistan after spending four years in self-imposed exile in London. Upon his return, Sharif signed applications to restore pending appeals against his convictions in the Avenfield Apartments and Al-Azizia corruption cases. These applications, prepared by his legal team, will be filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) division bench and are…

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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday rejected Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Memon’s unconditional apology in a contempt case against him and others pertaining to the issuance of MPO orders for the arrest PTI leader Shehryar Afridi.The court instructed the prosecution to prepare a schedule of further proceedings in the case. IHC’s Justice Babar Sattar heard the case wherein DC Irfan Memon, SSP Operations Jameel Zafar and others also appeared.At the outset of hearing, Irfan Memon sought unconditional apology from the bench.The bench, however, expressed annoyance with him and said that why not a show-cause notice be issued to him as he was approaching the judge through family and friends. He said he never tried to make any approach. The court rejected the unconditional apology of the DC and said that the apology with such conduct would not benefit him. It said the case would be heard as per law and asked the respondents to focus on the legal points of the case. [ad_2]

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Imran Khan's Legal Rollercoaster:Toshakhana Case Suspended, Yet Cipher Case Persists

Imran Khan’s Legal Rollercoaster: Toshakhana Case Suspended, Yet Cipher Case Persists   Critique on the Fascist Regime: Balancing Act in the Judiciary, Bureaucracy, and the Ongoing Political Drama 1. Judicial Verdict: Toshakhana Case Suspended In a recent development, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the imprisonment sentence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan in the…

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IHC Grants Media Access to Imran Khan's Jail Trial

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the jail administration to prohibit journalists from interviewing former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan during his ongoing trial in jail. However, the court has raised concerns about the legality of restricting overall media coverage of the trial, emphasizing the importance of transparency in judicial…

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Missing Kashmiri poet traced to police custody in PoK

ISLAMABAD — A missing Kashmiri poet has been traced to be in the custody of police in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Islamabad High Court was informed on Wednesday, two weeks after he disappeared from Rawalpindi. Ahmad Farhad’s wife had filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) claiming that he had been abducted from his home. When neither police nor any intelligence agency…

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Pakistan court suspends ex-PM Imran Khan’s conviction in state gifts case

The Islamabad High Court suspends Khan’s three-year jail sentence on corruption charges and orders his release on bail.

Islamabad, Pakistan – A Pakistani court has suspended the conviction and three-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the state gifts depository case.

The two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered Khan’s release on bail.

Khan, 70, was convicted on August 5 by a trial court for not declaring the assets he made from selling the gifts he received from foreign governments and leaders during his premiership between 2018 and 2022.

The cricketer-turned-politician, who is facing more than 100 cases since he lost a confidence vote in the parliament in April 2022, is jailed in the northwestern Attock city, about 88km (54 miles) from Islamabad.

Khan was also barred by the country’s election commission from contesting elections for five years following his imprisonment.

Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari, spokesman for Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, hailed the court’s decision and demanded his immediate release, saying no “misadventure” should now take place.

“We are extremely happy and overjoyed that Khan got the bail and has been ordered to be released. His safety and bringing him back home is our number one priority,” Bukhari told Al Jazeera.

“Our only concern is to get him home safely and that no misadventure is tried by the authorities outside Attock prison. If something like that happens, it will only further weaken the judicial system and rule of law in the country.”

The PTI official said the party would have liked if Khan was given a “complete acquittal” by the court, but added that he was confident the Supreme Court will grant that relief.

Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif slammed the Islamabad court’s order, saying Khan’s conviction was only “suspended” and not “terminated”.

“When everyone knows what the decision will be before it is announced, it should be a matter of concern for the justice system. If a clear message is delivered by a higher court, what other choice does a subordinate court have,” Sharif wrote in Urdu on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The IHC’s decision came days after Pakistan’s Supreme Court observed that the trial court verdict had “procedural defects”.

Earlier on Tuesday, PTI filed a plea before the IHC, seeking a ban on authorities rearresting Khan.

On Monday, the PTI chief was given more relief by a court in Balochistan province which quashed a sedition case against him.

However, despite the two court orders, Khan’s legal woes are expected to continue.

Last week, an antiterrorism court in Lahore allowed the police to detain and interrogate Khan in connection with the violence that erupted following the opposition leader’s brief detention in May this year.

The government alleged PTI workers were behind the violence and launched a severe crackdown, arresting thousands of PTI leaders and supporters.

Khan repeatedly rejected the allegations, saying the government was trying to prevent him from contesting the general elections.

Pakistan was scheduled to hold elections by November. But they look unlikely this year as the election commission is busy redrawing constituencies according to the latest census.

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Folks! It’s Fucked-up Pakistan. Pakistan's Ex-PM Imran Khan Arrested and Sentenced to Three Years in Prison By a Biased Corrupt Judge in a Fake Case

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — An Islamabad court has sentenced former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to three years in prison after finding him guilty of corrupt practices in the Toshakhana case, media reported on Saturday.

Shortly after the court's verdict, Khan was arrested at his residence in Lahore, Pakistani press reported, adding that the ex-prime minister and his lawyers were not present in court.

Following the verdict, the former prime minister's lawyer, Barrister Gohar Khan, condemned the court's decision, calling it a "murder of justice."

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"We Weren’t Even Given a Chance. We Weren’t Even Allowed to Cross [Question], to Say Anything in Defense or Conduct Our Arguments. I Haven’t Seen This Kind of Injustice Before," He Was Quoted as Saying By The Newspaper.

On May 9, Khan was taken into custody on corruption charges after an Islamabad High Court (IHC) hearing in the Al-Qadir Trust case, where he had gone to seek bail in several cases filed against him. Following his arrest, his supporters launched mass protests across the country, resulting in violent clashes with police and attacks on government and military facilities. At least eight people died and about 290 were injured during the protests.

In October 2022, Pakistan's election commission stripped Khan of his parliamentary mandate as well as the right to be elected and appointed to both the country's federal and regional legislatures for five years, after finding him guilty of selling 52 valuables stored in the Toshakhana, Pakistan's national treasury, and concealing information about gifts he received personally. In April 2022, then-opposition leader and current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Khan had sold state treasures in Dubai worth a total of 140 million Pakistani rupees ($500,000).

— Saturday August 5, 2023 | Sputnik International