Pakistan's ousted PM Imran Khan again evades court hearing in Toshakhana case
The Hindu
The Islamabad sessions court had earlier on March 7 rejected the request to cancel for former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrest warrant
Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan on March 7, 2023 failed to appear before an Islamabad court for the fourth time in the Toshakhana case even as the court refused to cancel the arrest warrant against him.
The Former Premier’s Counsel Sher Afzal Marwat, who appeared before the court, said 70-year-old Khan was unwell and “disabled” after being injured in the Wazirabad attack.
Mr. Khan has been in the crosshairs for buying gifts, including an expensive Graff wristwatch he had received as the premier at a discounted price from the state depository called Toshakhana, and selling them for profit.
Mr. Marwat said a "global spectacle” was created regarding the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, whose party on March 6, 2023 challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) the arrest warrant issued against him for not appearing before an Islamabad district and sessions court.
Requesting the court to give a date next week for hearing the matter, Mr. Marwat maintained that he would provide the power of attorney within “a day or two”.
Taking to Twitter on March 6, 2023, Mr. Khan slammed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's Government and said it was behind a total of 76 legal cases - so far - raised against him.
“This is what happens when a bunch of criminals is imposed on a nation by those who are devoid of intelligence, morality, and ethics,” he tweeted.