A district and sessions court in Islamabad has adjourned till June 8 the hearing of the Toshakhana case against former prime minister Imran Khan after the PTI chief’s lawyer submitted a copy of the stay order issued by the Islamabad High Court in the case.

The PTI chairman was granted a blanket relief from different benches of IHC that not only barred the authorities from arresting him but also stayed his trial in the Toshakhana case until the second week of June.

The hearing was conducted by Additional District and Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar, while PTI’s counsel Gohar Ali Khan appeared on behalf of his client.

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