ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Pakistan on Tuesday 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.
The judge then approved his petition for a general physician and dentist.
The hearing was adjourned until March 6, with the court also instructing five NAB witnesses to appear for the next session.
Bushra, aged 49, is currently imprisoned at Khan’s residence in Bani Gala, Islamabad, following an accountability court’s ruling sentencing the couple to 14 years in prison in the Toshakhana corruption case.
The Al-Qadir Trust case revolves around the handling of 190 million pounds, which the UK’s National Crime Agency remitted to Pakistan after recovering the sum from Pakistani real estate tycoon Malik Riaz.
During his tenure as prime minister, Khan, instead of depositing the funds into the national treasury, permitted the businessman to transfer the funds to the Supreme Court and utilize the amount to partially settle a fine of approximately Rs 450 billion imposed by the top court several years prior.
