Prohibited funding case: Court grants Imran pre-arrest bail till Oct 31

After obtaining protective bail from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) last week, PTI Chairman Imran Khan's pre-arrest bail application was approved by a district and sessions court in the prohibited funding case on Monday.

Earlier today, in a pre-arrest bail petition filed by Khan's lawyers, it was argued that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) ​​should be stopped from arresting him.

The PTI chair appeared in the court of special judge District Central today. His bail was approved till October 31 against surety of Rs100,000.

The IHC's approval for protective bail to Khan is till tomorrow in the prohibited funding case.

The FIA has registered a case against the PTI chair for his alleged involvement in prohibited funding. The prohibited funding case against Khan has been registered at the FIA's banking circle police station.

In the FIR, the federal agency alleged the Abraaj Group transferred $2100,000 to the PTI account in the branch of a bank situated at Jinnah Avenue in Islamabad.

Abraaj Group was a private equity firm, operating on six continents, which is currently in liquidation due to accusations of fraud.

In addition, the party received more financing from two bank accounts of Wotan Cricket Club, read the FIR.

The FIA said the manager of the private bank helped the agency in its probe into the questionable transactions.

Besides Khan, Sardar Azhar Tariq, Tariq Shafi, and Younis Aamir Kiani have also been nominated in the FIR.

The FIA has time and again summoned PTI leaders for questioning, however, not all of them have shown up.