A new legal team has been formed for former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, but top party-affiliated lawyers have not been included.
Notably, several key lawyers associated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been excluded from the revamped list, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The newly appointed team includes eminent names such as Advocate Salman Akram Raja, Advocate Salman Safdar and Usman Riaz Gul.
Other members include Chaudhry Zaheer Abbas, Arshad Tabrez and Qausain Faisal Mufti.
Additionally, Khalid Mehmood Yousaf, Chaudhry Ishtiaq, Abu Zar Niazi, Rai Salman Amjad, Shoaib Shaheen, Sardar Qadeer, Ali Ijaz Butter and Mishal Yousafzai have also been recruited.
However, prominent lawyers linked to the PTI, such as Faisal Chaudhry, Barrister Gohar and Sher Afzal Marwat, were notably absent from the list, raising questions about the decision-making process behind the reshuffle.
The revamped legal team is tasked with defending Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in the high-profile Toshakhana case, which focuses on allegations related to gifts received during Khan’s tenure as prime minister.
Observers have speculated that the exclusion of senior lawyers affiliated with the PTI indicates a potential shift in legal strategy as the case progresses.
Imran sets deadline for creation of judicial commission
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Monday ordered his party’s negotiating team to withdraw from further negotiations with the government if a judicial commission was not formed within seven days, according to lawyer Gohar.
Speaking to the media outside Adiala Prison, Gohar stressed that the establishment of the judicial commission is essential for meaningful dialogue.
“If the government does not move forward with the creation of the commission, there is no point in continuing negotiations,” he said.
