Imran Khan’s Toshakhana case has been declared inadmissible by a Pakistani court

The Toshakhana lawsuit against former prime minister Imran Khan was declared inadmissible by a Pakistani court on Tuesday.

Khan, 70, was charged on May 10 in the Toshakhana case by Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar, who overruled challenges to the case’s admissibility.

Khan, the head of the PTI, then went to the IHC, which had postponed the case’s criminal proceedings until June 8.

After the hearing was resumed in June, Justice Aamer on June 23 withheld his decision on the petition and said that he would review the situation after Eid ul-Adha.

According to ARY News, Chief Justice Amir Farooq invalidated the Toshakhana lawsuit against Khan on Tuesday.

The Toshakhana is a division under the administrative jurisdiction of the Cabinet Division that houses priceless presents that foreign dignitaries and leaders of other countries and nations have presented to monarchs, lawmakers, bureaucrats, and officials.

After the former premier of Pakistan was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan for making “false statements and incorrect declarations,” the Toshakhana controversy about the sale of official goods obtained by the cricketer-turned-politician became a significant topic in national politics.

Khan was charged with abusing his position as prime minister from 2018 to 2022 to purchase and sell items that were presents from foreign trips valued at more over Rs140 million (USD 635,000).

The PTI head raised a concern about registering a complaint after a certain amount of time in his plea.

His attorney, Khawaja Haris, said that a complaint could only be made four months after the return was turned in.

The PTI leader, however, had petitioned the court a day earlier to have Justice Aamer removed from the case.

In order to ensure a “fair and impartial” trial, the former prime minister—who was ousted from office in April of last year—asked that the two Toshakhana cases be transferred to a different bench.

The district electoral commission is included as a respondent on the petition as well.

Gohar Khan, the PTI leader’s attorney, referred to the decision as a “victory” in the meanwhile.

He said that the incorrect individual had submitted the complaint and that an appeal had been filed against the session judge’s ruling in the Toshakhana case.

“We spent a year in court trying cases. PTI triumphed today, he said.