The conviction technically disqualifies the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief from electoral politics for five years. The verdict came just a day after the Islamabad high court declared the trial court’s maintainability verdict in the Toshakhana (state gift repository) case “void” and ordered the district and sessions court to decide the matter again after re-hearing the matter. The Toshakhana case, filed by ruling party lawmakers, is based on a criminal complaint filed in a trial court by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The ECP complaint alleges that Imran, during his time as PM, had “deliberately concealed” details of the gifts he retained from the Toshakhana.