Toshakhana case: IHC will continue hearing after 15 minutes

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00:00 The news is that in Islamabad High Court, in Toshakhana case,

00:03 the hearing has been suspended for 15 minutes on the request of Chairman PTI for death penalty.

00:09 Chief Justice Amir Farooq has given remarks.

00:11 Today, Chairman PTI will decide on death penalty.

00:14 Hussain Ahmed Chaudhry has more details. Hussain, please inform.

00:17 Yes, see, Toshakhana is the case of Chairman PTI,

00:20 this was the case of appeal and death penalty against punishment.

00:23 The hearing was going on on the request of death penalty,

00:26 but now the hearing has been suspended for 15 minutes.

00:28 When the hearing of the case started at 1.45 pm,

00:31 Barrister Ali Zafat, who is the senior lawyer of Chairman PTI and PTI legal team,

00:36 came to the podium and said on his behalf that I want to meet Chairman PTI,

00:40 and ask for permission to be arrested.

00:42 On this, Chief Justice gave important remarks and said that

00:45 keep hope that today the punishment will be decided on death penalty.

00:48 Today, the punishment will be decided on the request of death penalty.

00:51 After this, the hearing continued in the court.

00:54 The lawyer of Election Commission, Amjad Parvez, started his argument.

00:58 Amjad Parvez's argument is still going on.

01:00 Today, the important point of Amjad Parvez was that

01:03 the state should be noticed in the request of death penalty and appeal,

01:09 and after that, this matter should be taken forward.

01:13 On behalf of Chief Justice, he said that if the state is not free,

01:16 the complaint is filed by the Election Commission,

01:19 which you are its lawyer, you continue your arguments.

01:21 Amjad Parvez's arguments were still going on,

01:24 but the hearing was suspended for 15 minutes,

01:26 and the hearing will resume after 15 minutes.

01:28 The hearing will resume after 15 minutes.

01:30 This was Hussain, updating you. Thank you.

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