RAWALPINDI: The police on Thursday are set to current Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan earlier than an an anti-terrorism courtroom (ATC) searching for the previous prime minister’s bodily remand in a vandalism case.
The case listening to can be carried out on the ATC courtroom established in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, the place the PTI founder has been incarcerated.
The previous premier, the one one to be ousted via a vote of no-confidence within the nation’s historical past, has been in jail for greater than a yr with a number of instances lodged in opposition to him in addition to his celebration leaders and staff.
Khan’s newest arrest within the vandalism case, which was lodged in opposition to him in September, got here hours after he was granted bail within the new Toshakhana case.
The police spokesperson mentioned late Wednesday {that a} workforce of investigators of the Rawalpindi police led by SSP Investigation arrived on the Adiala Jail and formally “arrested” the previous premier.
An FIR (first data report) was filed at Rawalpindi’s New City police station in opposition to Khan in reference to the PTI’s protest on September 27.
The case, registered in opposition to him over allegations of inciting arson and inflicting injury to property, was lodged underneath Part 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and consists of related sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and PTI leaders, together with Seemabia Tahir, Amir Mughar and Aliya Hamza, have been booked as co-accused together with the PTI founder.
The FIR mentions that 5 suspects — Khalil, Imran, Sadaqat, Yaseen, and Tahir — had been arrested on the scene. It additionally claims {that a} petrol bottle was recovered from the possession of suspect Tahir.
Within the FIR, the fees levelled in opposition to the suspects are terrorism, tried homicide, vandalism, destroying public and state property, and interference in authorities operations.
It additional alleged that the contributors of the PTI rally created unrest, obstructed public entry by burning tyres and induced difficulties for residents. Furthermore, the report mentioned that the PTI leaders and activists raised anti-government slogans, hurled stones on the police, and attacked with iron rods throughout the protest.
A number of police autos, together with that of SP Rawal, had been broken, and one police officer sustained a extreme eye harm from glass, mentioned the FIR, including that the suspects seized authorities firearms and fired them within the air, inflicting panic.
Toshakhana case 2.0
In the meantime, the listening to on the brand new Toshakhana case — by which the PTI founder has secured bail — will even be carried out immediately, by which not solely Khan however his spouse Bushra Bibi will even be introduced.
The couple is anticipated to be indicted within the case immediately, with the decide warning Bushra to make sure her presence in any other case her bail can be cancelled.
The reference filed by the NAB was associated to a jewelry set gifted to Bushra by the Saudi royal household when her husband Khan was the prime minister of the nation from 2018 to 2022.
The anti-graft watchdog additional alleged that in his time period as prime minister, Khan and his spouse had obtained a complete of 108 items from completely different heads of state and international dignitaries.
The anti-graft watchdog alleged that the previous first girl obtained the jewelry set — comprising a hoop, bracelet, necklace a pair of earrings — on her go to to Saudi Arabia in Could 2021. It mentioned the PTI founder and his spouse illegally saved the jewelry set.
The reference states that the deputy army secretary briefed the Toshakhana part officer to estimate and declare the value of the jewelry set, which it talked about, was not deposited in Toshakhana.
The jewelry firm offered the necklace for €300,000 and earrings for €80,000 on Could 25, 2018. The knowledge relating to the value of the bracelet and ring couldn’t be obtained from the corporate.
On Could 28, 2021, the value of the jewelry set was estimated at Rs70.56 million; the value of the necklace was Rs50.64 million and the value of the earrings included within the jewelry valued at Rs10.50 million again then.
In line with the principles, the 50% value of the jewelry set is roughly Rs35.28 million.
The nationwide exchequer suffered a lack of roughly Rs35.28 million after the jewelry was undervalued.