NAB gets two-day physical remand of Imran in Toshakhana case

Corruption watchdog sought seven-day remand of ex-PM but accountability court only granted two-day physical remand

Judge Muhammad Bashir of the accountability court in Islamabad on Thursday approved a two-day physical remand of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in Toshakhana case.

As per details, the Deputy Prosecutor General of NAB, Sardar Mazhar Abbasi, and the investigative team appeared before the court as the NAB sought a seven-day physical remand for the former prime minister.

The NAB team argued that a thorough investigation is needed in the Toshakhana case, requiring the physical remand of the accused.

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Despite objections from the defence counsel, the court granted a two-day physical remand.

Subsequently, the court adjourned the hearing till December 16.

A day earlier, the court had dismissed Khan’s interim bail in the case after the judge Muhammad Bashir announced the verdict on the former premier’s plea which was reserved earlier.

The court said that Khan will remain and interrogated in prison. Following the order, NAB also arrested the former prime minister, who is already imprisoned in the cypher case.

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The Toshakhana is a state department which retains gifts given by state officials, foreign diplomats and heads of different governments. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the recipient of the gifts must report them to the cabinet division and pay an appropriate amount if the said recipient wants to keep it personally.

In August, Khan was arrested and sent to Attock jail hours after a trial court in Islamabad sentenced him to three years in prison while imposing on him a fine of Rs100,000 for making false declarations about his assets to the polls supervisory body, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).