Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday once again approached the Supreme Court against an order of the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) order.
In an application filed by Imran on Saturday, he contended that the August 4 decision of the court should be set aside.
He argued that his petition to change Additional District And Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar for his alleged partisanship had been referred back to the judge. This order of the IHC, he contended, should be voided.
The PTI chief said that the judge had displayed incompetence and bias in conducting the trial, which had been conducted in a superficial manner.
By referring the matter of his bias back to the same judge, the IHC had made a mistake, he contended.
How can a judge decide in an unbiased manner the maintainability of the petition against him?
Imran also urged the SC to grant a stay in the Toshakhana trial.
District court ready to pronounce verdict
A district and sessions court in Islamabad has stated that unless the lawyer for Imran Khan appears, the verdict in the criminal case will be read out in a short while.
Earlier on Saturday morning, when proceedings began, and no one from the defence appeared, Judge Dilawar first postponed proceedings until 9 am to give time for the defence to appear.
When the court reconvened, no one from Imran's side had appeared. The judge then adjourned hearings for a second time and gave the defence until 10:30 am to appear.
But when the court reconvened, a junior lawyer from the PTI chairman's team appeared and explained that the main lawyers were in the accountability court; the judge said that the court's verdict in the case was being reserved and will be read out shortly after noon.
Meanwhile, Imran and his wife, Bushra Bibi are expected to appear before the accountability court later today after their bail expired.
In an application filed by Imran on Saturday, he contended that the August 4 decision of the court should be set aside.
He argued that his petition to change Additional District And Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar for his alleged partisanship had been referred back to the judge. This order of the IHC, he contended, should be voided.
The PTI chief said that the judge had displayed incompetence and bias in conducting the trial, which had been conducted in a superficial manner.
By referring the matter of his bias back to the same judge, the IHC had made a mistake, he contended.
How can a judge decide in an unbiased manner the maintainability of the petition against him?
Imran also urged the SC to grant a stay in the Toshakhana trial.
District court ready to pronounce verdict
A district and sessions court in Islamabad has stated that unless the lawyer for Imran Khan appears, the verdict in the criminal case will be read out in a short while.
Earlier on Saturday morning, when proceedings began, and no one from the defence appeared, Judge Dilawar first postponed proceedings until 9 am to give time for the defence to appear.
When the court reconvened, no one from Imran's side had appeared. The judge then adjourned hearings for a second time and gave the defence until 10:30 am to appear.
But when the court reconvened, a junior lawyer from the PTI chairman's team appeared and explained that the main lawyers were in the accountability court; the judge said that the court's verdict in the case was being reserved and will be read out shortly after noon.
Meanwhile, Imran and his wife, Bushra Bibi are expected to appear before the accountability court later today after their bail expired.