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Jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has got bail in the second case related to Toshakhana (Toshakhana Case-II). Islamabad High Court has ordered to deposit a bond of 10 lakh Pakistani rupees as bail. Imran Khan is in jail since August 5 last year. However, it is not yet clear whether Imran will be released after getting bail or not.
Already jailed, Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were arrested from jail in Toshakhana Case-II on July 13 this year. However, on October 24 last month, Bushra Bibi got bail from Islamabad High Court.
Earlier last week on Thursday, a hearing was held in a Pakistani court to acquit Imran and Bushra in Toshakhana Case-II. However, the court rejected this petition.
Imran is in jail for 474 days
Imran is lodged in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail for 474 days in different cases. The local court of Islamabad had convicted him in the Toshakhana case on August 5, 2023.
After this, he was arrested from his house in Zaman Park, Islamabad and sent to jail. He was later convicted in 2 more cases. However, Imran has been acquitted in all these cases. After his release in the fake Nikah case on July 13, he was arrested in the Toshakhana Case-II case.
Details of major cases related to Imran Khan
Case- 1 Bushra Bibi's ex-husband, Khawar Farid Maneka had accused Bushra and Imran of having an un-Islamic marriage. After Bushra's divorce, Khan married her before the Iddat period was over.
Bushra and Imran were convicted in this case on 3 February. He was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment and fined 5 lakh Pakistani rupees. In this case, both were released on July 13.
Case-2 Earlier, on June 3, Islamabad High Court had acquitted Imran Khan in the cipher case (secret letter theft) due to lack of evidence. He was sentenced to 10 years by the special court of Islamabad. Imran Khan was detained on 29 August 2023 in the Cypher Gate scandal.
Case-3 Khan was released on 1 April in the Toshakhana case. His 14-year sentence was revoked.
Case-4 Imran was arrested on July 13 in the second case related to Toshakhana. This case was a follow-up to the first case of Toshakhana. In the first case, Imran Khan and his wife Bushra were accused of hiding information about gifts received from heads of state of other countries and selling them in the market. Today i.e. 20th November, he got bail in this case.
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