Pakistan's Supreme Court has rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan's plea to halt criminal proceedings against him in the Toshakhana corruption case.

In a major setback for former Prime Minister #ImranKhan, the #Pakistan Supreme Court has turned down his request to halt the criminal proceedings against him in the Toshakhana corruption case. pic.twitter.com/O0JrGtx7Qk

— Pinaki Das (@pinaki222) July 26, 2023

The case involves allegations that Khan deliberately concealed details of gifts he received from foreign officials during his time in office, and then sold them for personal gain. The Election Commission of Pakistan had previously disqualified Khan in the Toshakhana case for making false statements and incorrect declarations.

In a jolt to Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on July 26 rejected the ousted Prime Minister’s plea to stay the criminal proceedings against him in the Toshakhana corruption case. During the day’s hearing, Justice Yahya Afridi of the two-member bench remarked...TH

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Khan had challenged the maintainability of the case, but both the trial court and the Islamabad High Court had ruled against him. The Supreme Court now urges the high court to decide on the pending petitions related to the jurisdiction and transfer of the case.

Khan is currently facing over 140 cases across the country, including charges of terrorism, violence, blasphemy, corruption, and murder.