Imran Khan, wife indicted in Toshakhana corruption case

Pakistan's anti-corruption court has indicted the jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in the Toshakhana graft case.

On Tuesday Judge Muhammad Bashir of the Islamabad-based Accountability Court conducted the hearing in the Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi where Mr Khan has been incarcerated.

The case was filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Mr Khan and Bushra Bibi were present when the charges were read. They pleaded not guilty.

A day earlier, the court deferred the indictment because Mr Khan's wife failed to appear before the court.

According to the case, the 71-year-old former prime minister and his wife received 108 gifts from various heads of state, of which they kept 58. These were also undervalued by them while paying a mandatory price to the state.

The gifts included a jewellery set given by the Saudi Crown Prince, which the couple retained at a low price instead of depositing it in the Toshakhana.