Toshakhana case: IHC declares session court’s verdict on maintainability ‘illegal’

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 04 Aug 2023

IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq announced the verdict and ordered the lower court to rehear the case.

The court also rejected the PTI chairman’s appeal to transfer the case to another court and issued a notice for next week on the appeal to restore the right of defence.

Earlier, a session court had declared the ECP reference against the PTI chief maintainable. The decision was subsequently challenged in the IHC.

On Thursday, IHC had reserved the verdict on former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman’s plea to restore his right to defense in Toshakhana case.

The PTI chief’s counsel Khawaja Haris had urged the court to hear the final arguments in the case and then announce the verdict.