Islamabad's high court has dismissed former prime minister Imran Khan’s application seeking suspension of his conviction in the gift repository case, Report informs referring to The Express Tribune.

This order has effectively eliminated the possibility of the PTI founder contesting the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8, 2024.

A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) presided over by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and comprising Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri on Thursday unveiled its order on the former PM’s application requesting the IHC to modify its August 28 decision.

A trial court on August 5 convicted the PTI founder in a case related to misuse of the state’s gift repository—Toshkhana—and sentenced him to three years in prison. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on August 8 disqualified Imran as a lawmaker in view of his conviction.

The former premier approached the IHC against the trial court’s order and an IHC division comprising Justice Farooq and Justice Jahangiri on August 28 suspended his sentence.

The PTI chief later moved another application in the court seeking suspension of his conviction in the case as well. After hearing arguments of both the parties, the court reserved its order which was released earlier.