Rawalpindi:
Two other pursuit witnesses gave their testimonies on Tuesday in a case linked to an alleged abusive use of the official rules of the gift repository by the founder of PTI, Imran Khan, and his spouse Bushra Bibi during the mandate of the former as Prime Minister.
The special central judge Shahrukh Arjumand led the audience of the case to a courtroom within Rawalpindi central prison, popularly known as the Adiala prison. Imran and Bushra – who are detained in the prison center – attended the hearing.
After the testimonies, Imran’s lawyer Arshad Tabriz, the two witnesses counter-examine. Bushra Bibi’s lawyer, Qosain Faisal Mufti, will examine the witnesses at the next hearing.
Bushra Bibi had refused to attend the last hearing of the case – also called the Toshakhana II affair – despite the rehearsal summons by the Court. The judge had later warned to cancel his deposit in the case.
The court will resume the hearing on June 11.
According to the load sheet, Imran abused his position to acquire a set of Bulgari jewelry that the Saudi crown prince presented as a gift during the couple’s visit to Saudi Arabia between May 7 and 10, 2021.
The whole included a ring, a bracelet, a necklace and a pair of earrings. According to the evidence collected during the survey, Imran and Bushra illegally kept the whole.
On May 18, 2021, the assistant military secretary informed the Toshakhana section officer of the need to assess and declare the price of the gift, but he was not deposited.
Bulgari sold the necklace for 300,000 euros and earrings for 80,000 euros to a Saudi franchise on May 25, 2018. However, the price of the bracelet and the ring could not be determined.
As of May 28, 2021, the estimated total value of the Bulgari jewelry set was around 75,661,600 rupees. The necklace alone was evaluated at RS56 496,000 and the earrings at RS15,065 600.
