New Toshakhana reference: Imran, Bushra sent on 15-day judicial remand

ISLAMABAD: The Special Accountability Court, Islamabad, Judge Nasir Javed Rana sent former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bishra Bibi to jail on a 15-day judicial remand in a new case relating to gifts acquired from the state repository.

The new Toshakhana reference was filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) recently. The court has now ordered the couple, who appeared before the judge after completing their 10-day physical remand on August 18, to be produced on September 2.

During the hearing of the case Monday, the accused submitted a written answer in the court in response to the questionnaire by NAB. The former prime minister and the ex-first lady were represented by their lawyers Zaheer Abbas Chaudhary and Salman Safdar. NAB Deputy Director Mohsen Haroon and Special Prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi also appeared in the court to present their arguments.

The previous hearing of the new reference was held on August 8. The new Toshakhana reference against the couple came to light after NAB arrested them hours after a district and sessions court in Islamabad acquitted Khan and Bushra in the Iddat case which was the last hurdle in the couple’s release from jail.