For years, Pakistan’s politics has been disfigured by corruption scandals. But rarely has a case so starkly exposed the moral collapse at the very top of power as the Toshakhana corruption convictions handed down against Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi. The verdict – 17 years’ rigorous imprisonment each, heavy fines, and disqualification – is not merely a legal outcome. It is a reckoning.

At the heart of the case lies what should have been untouchable: state gifts, received not by a private individual but by the holder of the highest constitutional office. The Toshakhana exists to preserve the dignity of the state, not to serve as a personal vault. Yet, according to court findings, that line was deliberately erased.

The Toshakhana-II case revolves around a high-value jewellery set received during official foreign engagements. Instead of being deposited transparently........

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