In a major legal victory, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the sentence awarded to former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case.

The IHC ordered the release of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, who is incarcerated at Attock jail, while announcing a short verdict that it reserved a day earlier.

The crucial judgment was announced on Khan's plea challenging his conviction and sentence in the Toshakhana case.

The former prime minister was arrested on August 5 after a district and sessions court in the federal capital found him guilty of corrupt practices linked to the state gift repository and sentenced him to three years in jail. 

Ahead of the Toshakhana verdict, the PTI filed a new plea seeking the court's directive to stop authorities from arresting Khan in any case.