A local court in Islamabad on Friday declared that the Toshakhana criminal case is maintainable and announced to indict PTI Chairman Imran Khan on May 10.
Pronouncing the reserved verdict on, Islamabad District and Sessions Court Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar said the indictment will take place on May 10.
The judge rejected all pleas of the former prime minister and ordered him to appear before the court in person on May 10.
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) lawyers Saad Hassan and Amjad Parvez, Imran Khan’s lawyers Khawaja Haris and Khalid Yusuf, and PML-N leader Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha appeared before the court.
The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was accused of misusing his 2018 to 2022 premiership to buy and sell gifts in state possession that were received during visits abroad and worth more than Rs140 million ($635,000).
The gifts included watches given by a royal family, according to government officials, who have alleged previously that Khan’s aides sold them in Dubai.
The gifts included seven wristwatches, six made by watchmaker Rolex, and the most expensive a “Master Graff limited edition” valued at 85 million Pakistani rupees ($385,000).
