Shafaqna Pakistan: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday granted a final opportunity to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to present arguments in their appeals against convictions in the £190 million case, warning that it would decide the matter on the available record if their counsel fails to proceed at the next hearing.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif adjourned the proceedings after defence counsel Sardar Latif Khosa assured the court that he would present arguments at the next hearing.
According to the court order, Khosa, whose power of attorney for Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi is already on record, gave a clear undertaking that he would not seek any further adjournment and would argue the appeals at the next hearing.
The bench stated that the adjournment was granted solely on the basis of that assurance and emphasised that it was the final opportunity being extended to the appellants.
They warned that if arguments were not presented at the next hearing, no further adjournment would be granted. Instead, the court would hear the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and decide the appeals on the basis of the available record.
Further proceedings in the appeals were adjourned indefinitely.
Imran and Bushra Bibi remain incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. They were sentenced on December 20, 2025, to 17 years in prison in the Toshakhana-II case, which pertains to allegations that the couple unlawfully retained a Bulgari jewellery set gifted by the Saudi crown prince during an official visit to Saudi Arabia.
Imran has been in custody since August 2023, serving a sentence in a £190 million corruption case. He also faces pending trials under the Anti-Terrorism Act in connection with protests on May 9, 2023.
Source: Express Tribune
