The Accountability Court No.1 Islamabad Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the case and extended the interim bail till August 10 as final arguments were not given in the case due to Khan’s arrest in the Toshakhana case today.
The decision comes after former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested from his Zaman Park residence soon after a court found him guilty of "corrupt practices" in the Toshakhana case and sentenced him to three years in prison on Saturday.
The spokesperson of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Saturday said that the arrest of the former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan cannot be equated with other politicians, ARY News reported.
Following his arrest and being sentenced to three years in prison, a video message of the former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has surfaced on social media in which he said that his arrest was expected.
He said, "PTI will use its right to challenge the decision by knocking on the doors of the higher judiciary." He further said, "We will defend Imran Khan with all legal means, he said, while further adding that we will opt for all the legal ways to defend him."
After the Islamabad High Court set aside the trial court verdict in the Toshakhana case, a district and sessions court in the federal capital summoned the former prime minister Imran Khan in his personal capacity on Saturday, Geo News reported.
In their statements, both the sisters denied their involvement in the attack on the Jinnah House and damaging the public property during the violent protests triggered after Khan’s arrest.
Despite warning the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan over the party's failure to hold intra-party elections, he did not appear before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday, reported The Express Tribune.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday set aside the session court’s verdict on the Toshakhana reference against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief as maintainable and ordered the lower court to rehear the case.
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's plea against trial proceedings in connection with the Toshakhana criminal complaint after he withdrew the petition, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.