The Islamabad High Court on Monday withheld a decision on former prime minister Imran Khan's plea to suspend his three-year jail sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case.
Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangir reserved the judgment after hearing counsel for both sides. The court later announced that the suspended sentence would be announced at 11:00 am. on Tuesday
During his arguments, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) lawyer Amjad Pervaiz urged the IHC to issue a notice to the state to be a respondent in the case as he said it was required by law, Dawn newspaper reported.

As Pervaiz concluded his arguments, Khan's lawyer Latif Khosa said he had no objection to the ECP's counsel's request to issue a notice to the state. Later, the district court made its decision in this case.
A district court on August 5 sentenced the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman to three years in prison in the case.
Khan was sentenced to 2018-2022. in the illegal sale of government gifts received by him and his family during his term of office. He is also banned from politics for five years, which prevents him from running in future elections.

The IHC bench adjourned the hearing on Friday after Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) lawyer Amjad Pervez failed to appear due to illness. Khan's lawyer Latif Khosa closed his arguments against the verdict on Thursday, saying it was hasty and full of errors.
He urged the court to overturn the decision, but the defense team asked for more time to complete their arguments.

Many believe that a verdict in Khan's favor could come after the Supreme Court pointed out flaws in Khan's conviction.
Last week, the Supreme Court accepted "procedural irregularities" in Khan's conviction, but decided to wait for the IHC's verdict on the former prime minister's plea.
The case was initiated in October last year based on a complaint by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which had earlier disqualified Khan in the same case. After a hearing that lasted more than a month, Islamabad Sessions Court Judge Humayun Dilawar on August 5 sentenced Khan to three years in prison for concealing income from the sale of government gifts.
Within days, Khan challenged the decision in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking to quash the judgment and quash the sentence.