The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday declared the Toshakhana case against former Pakistan PM Imran Khan as inadmissible, Pakistan's ARY News reported. The judgement was pronounced by Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Justice Amir Farooq.
The Toshakhana is a department under the administrative control of the Cabinet Division and stores precious gifts given to rulers, parliamentarians, bureaucrats, and officials by heads of other governments and states and foreign dignitaries.
The Toshakhana case was filed against Khan in 2022 for failing to declare the funds he received after selling the gifts given by foreign dignitaries. This includes an expensive Graff watch he received as the premier at a discounted price from the state depository, which he later sold for a profit.
Khan was accused of misusing his 2018 to 2022 premiership to buy and sell gifts in state possession that were received during visits abroad and worth more than Rs140 million (USD 635,000).
Khan, who faces several other cases, was indicted in the Toshakhana case on May 10 by Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar.
A hearing will take place today on bail applications in six cases. The PTI chief was arrested by Pakistani Rangers outside the Islamabad High Court in connection with the Al Qadir Trust case. He was released on May 11, but before that, several of his followers took to the streets protesting and vandalising military installations.