An accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday delayed its decision on the £190 million corruption case involving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi.
The hearing was overseen by Accountability Court Judge Nasir Javed Rana at Adiala Jail. After both the prosecution and defense teams presented their final arguments, the judge reserved the ruling, which is expected to be announced on December 23.
The case, which has taken nearly a year to conclude, involves charges against Khan and Bushra Bibi. They were previously indicted in connection with the £190 million case, with the charges read aloud to them in court. When asked if he was guilty, Khan denied the allegations, commenting, “I know what’s written in it.”
In addition, the court ordered the seizure of properties linked to PTI leader Zulfi Bukhari, including a 30-kanal plot and a four-kanal plot in Islamabad, along with a 1,210-kanal property in Attock. Bukhari, a former federal minister, remains a fugitive in the case.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) initiated an investigation into the alleged illegal acquisition of land for the Al Qadir University Trust, which led to a loss of £190 million from the national treasury.
The charges suggest that Khan and others involved manipulated funds sent by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to the Pakistani government.
The PTI chief established the Trust for the Al-Qadir University Project on December 26, 2019.
