Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:53:00 +0500 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:53:00 +0500 60 Imran’s election hopes in danger after IHC refuses to suspend Toshakhana verdict https://english.aaj.tv/news/30345042/imrans-election-hopes-in-danger-after-ihc-refuses-to-suspend-toshakhana-verdict <p><strong>In a development that could have major implications for Imran Khan’s election hopes, Islamabad High Court rejected a petition to suspend the Toshakhana verdict.</strong></p> <p>The verdict had been reserved by Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Jahangiri and was issued on Thursday.</p> <p>The bench ruled that the law does not allow changes to a decision already issued regarding suspension of sentence. It added that PTI had not requested a suspension of verdict in the original petition.</p> <p>It also cited the Supreme Court to say that sentences can be suspended but verdicts cannot.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30331968" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>The IHC had suspended Khan’s three-year imprisonment sentence in the case on August 29. However, he could not be released from jail since he had already been arrested in the cipher case.</p> <p>On August 5, an accountability court had found Khan guilty of corrupt practices in the Toshakhana case. The case was based on the misappropriation of Toshakhana gifts including a watch inscribed with an image of the Holy Kaaba.</p> In a development that could have major implications for Imran Khan’s election hopes, Islamabad High Court rejected a petition to suspend the Toshakhana verdict.

The verdict had been reserved by Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Jahangiri and was issued on Thursday.

The bench ruled that the law does not allow changes to a decision already issued regarding suspension of sentence. It added that PTI had not requested a suspension of verdict in the original petition.

It also cited the Supreme Court to say that sentences can be suspended but verdicts cannot.

The IHC had suspended Khan’s three-year imprisonment sentence in the case on August 29. However, he could not be released from jail since he had already been arrested in the cipher case.

On August 5, an accountability court had found Khan guilty of corrupt practices in the Toshakhana case. The case was based on the misappropriation of Toshakhana gifts including a watch inscribed with an image of the Holy Kaaba.

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