A division bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri is presiding over the case.

PTI chairman’s attorney, Latif Khosa, has appealed for the suspension of his client’s sentence. He informed the chief justice that they had approached the Supreme Court to first determine the case’s jurisdiction.

The IHC chief justice advised the lawyer that if a lower court has made an error, it should be given the benefit of the doubt.

The lawyer pointed out that the proceedings cannot move forward without resolving the jurisdiction matter. He stated that he would present arguments against his client’s sentence based on three grounds.

On August 22, the proceedings were adjourned in response to a request from the election commission’s lawyer.

The lawyer will present counterarguments against Imran Khan’s request to suspend his sentence in the Toshakhana case.

At the same time, the PTI chief’s appeal is scheduled before the Supreme Court at 2pm. A three-member bench led by the Chief Justice of Pakistan will oversee the case.

In a prior hearing, the Supreme Court retrospectively deemed the trial court’s decision in the Toshakhana case as incorrect.

A three-member bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, alongside Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, presided over the case.

The chief justice of Pakistan remarked that the trial court had made errors in its decision, stating that since the matter was in the high court, the apex court wouldn’t interfere.

CJP Bandial requested the Islamabad High Court to conduct the appeal hearing on Thursday, warning that they would restart the proceedings on the same day if necessary.

CJP Bandial pointed out flaws in the trial court’s decision. The trial court’s ruling regarding the case’s viability was overturned by the high court, directing it to reconsider the case on different grounds.