IHC registrar returns Imran's appeal with objections

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Our Correspondnet January 30, 2025
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ISLAMABAD:

The Registrar Office of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday returned appeals of PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, against their conviction in the £190 million case.

The Registrar Office had raised objection to a absence of a certificate with the appeal that the case was not being heard in any other court. The office asked the PTI lawyers to re-file the appeals after removing the objections.

Meanwhile, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday recorded statement of one more prosecution witness in the case of attack on the gate of the General Headquarters (GHQ) on May 9, 2023, against Imran Khan and others.

The hearing of the May 9 case was held inside Adiala Jail. ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah rejected the acquittal pleas of three accused – Raja Nasir, Naveed Umar Satti and Saad Siraj. The judge sought CCTV footage related to the case on the next date of hearing on February 1.

During the hearing, the statement of Police Constable Khurram Ali Javed was recorded. So far, 13 witnesses have testified in the court. On the next hearing, the prosecution would present USBs containing digital evidence, and other material related to the case.

Meanwhile, on a plea from Bushra Bibi, wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, for attending the hearing, the court sought reply from the Adiala Jail superintendent whether or not a convict could attend the court hearings under the Jail Manual.

Also the court sent a reference to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council about submission of power of attorney by PTI leader Mishal Yousufzai despite the suspension of her lawyer's licence. The judge also banned Yousufzai from entering the courtroom.

Also on Wednesday, IHC Justice Inam Amin Minhas issued the written order of the hearing of Imran and Bibi's plea for acquittal in the Toshakhana II case.

The court sought further assistance on this point. (WITH INPUT FROM OUR RAWALPINDI CORRESPONDENT IMRAN ASGHAR)

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