ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday granted bail to Pakistan’s former prime minister and founder chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan in the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) settlement reference.
The case involves an investigation by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) into Imran Khan, his wife, Bushra Bibi, and others regarding the alleged acquisition of hundreds of canals of land under the name of Al Qadir University Trust, resulting in a reported loss of 190 million pounds to the exchequer.
The IHC division bench headed by the IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq announced its reserved decision on former prime minister Iman Khan’s plea for bail in the £190 million NAB reference.
The IHC verdict directed the authorities to release the PTI founder Imran Khan from Adiala Jail.
Separately, Islamabad District and Sessions Court acquitted PTI founder in two cases of vandalism registered during PTI Long March. Judicial Magistrate acquitted PTI founder’s petition. The plea of acquittal is granted on the grounds of insufficiency of evidence.
In 2022, two cases were registered against the founder of PTI at Khanna police station.
It is pertinent to mention here that an accountability court in Pakistan on February 27 indicted incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the 190 million pounds Al Qadir Trust corruption case.
As per details, an accountability court Judge Nasir Javed Rana heard the case against Imran Khan in Adiala Jail, where the 72-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder is being held on multiple charges.
The judge, in the presence of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, read out the chargesheet. When asked about his plea, Khan denied the charges, stating, “I know what’s written in it.”
During the proceedings, when the judge asked the former prime minister if he had his teeth checked, Khan informed the court about his dental check-up delay. “I was told the doctor would visit the jail on Sunday. Now the jail administration is saying that the doctor would come next week,” he said.
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