Court rejects PTI founder, Bushra's bail plea in Toshakhana case

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court rejected the bail petition  of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) founder chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana case-II. Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand heard the plea related to the second case of Toshakhana in Adiala Jail. During the hearing, the Federal Investigation Agency  ​​prosecutor said that the accused did not deposit the valuable seat worth Rs 71.5 million received from the Saudi government in the Toshakhana. The  accused charged the value of the Bulgari jewelry seat only Rs 5.8 million from a private firm. Barrister Salman Safdar, lawyer of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, said in his arguments Tosha Khana case-II is similar to the first reference, the same allegations and the same sworn witnesses in the first and this reference. He said how two cases of one Toshakhana can be made. He said Bushra Bibi has been imprisoned for 7 months, this case should end after the Supreme Court's NAB amendment decision. Lawyer Salman Safdar said that the case was transferred from the NAB court to the Special Judge Central but the founder PTI and Bushra Bibi did not get bail, they request the court to grant bail. [embedpost slug="court-reserves-verdict-on-toshakhana-case-against-zardari-nawaz"] The court rejected the bail plea of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana case-II after hearing the arguments of the lawyers of the parties.