Founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi Monday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court seeking acquittal in the Toshakhana 2 case.
The petition challenges the trial court's decision to reject their plea for acquittal.
The petition argues that the Special Judge Central's November 14 decision to dismiss the acquittal plea was unlawful.
The petition, filed on behalf of Khan and Bushra Bibi, requests the Islamabad High Court to overturn the trial court’s decision and grant their acquittal in the case.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and other concerned parties have been made respondents in the petition.
The Toshakhana 2.0 case centres on allegations that Khan, as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, and Bushra Bibi retained state gifts without fulfilling legal obligations.
Bushra Bibi received the Bulgari jewelry set during a visit to Saudi Arabia from May 7 to 10, 2021.
The jewelry set included a ring, a bracelet, a necklace, and a pair of earrings.
During the investigation for the reference, it was found that Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi illegally retained the Bulgari jewelry set.
On May 18, 2021, the Deputy Military Secretary informed the Section Officer of Toshakhana to assess and declare the value of the jewelry set, but it was not deposited.
According to the reference, Bulgari had sold the necklace to the Saudi Arabian franchise Solugent Trading on May 25, 2018, for 300,000 euros and the earrings for 80,000 euros.
However, the prices of the bracelet and ring were not available. On May 28, 2021, the total value of the Bulgari jewelry set was approximately Rs75,661,600 .
The necklace was valued at 56,496,000 Rupees, and the earrings at Rs15,065,600.
According to Toshakhana rules, the jewelry set's value, after paying 50 percent, should be Rs35,765,800.
However, the NAB reference added that by undervaluing the jewelry set, a loss of Rs32,851,300 was incurred to the national treasury.
The PTI founder, along with Bushra Bibi, has violated Section 9 and Subsections 3, 4, 6, and 12 of the NAB Ordinance 1999.