RAWALPINDI (a1tv news) A day after the punishment announced in the cipher case, the PTI founding chairman and his wife Bushra Bibi were convicted and disqualified from holding any public office in the Toshakhana reference on Wednesday.
According to the verdict announced by Muhammad Bashir, an accountability court judge, the couple will face 14-year rigorous imprisonment besides a 10-year period ban on vying for public offices in any capacity.
The sentencing also entails a hefty fine of Rs787 million in a case that revolves around the illegal acquirement and sale of precious gifts received from the other countries, which are stored in the state-run treasury called Toshakhana.
