£190m land settlement case: Imran to be produced before court on 27th

ISLAMABAD: PTI chief and former prime minister Imran Khan will be presented in the accountability court on November 27 in £190 million settlement case as per the detailed order issued by Judge Muhammad Bashir on Friday.

Following the last hearing, the court issued a comprehensive five-page order, extending the physical remand of the former prime minister to four days.

According to the order, Ali Zafar advocate responded to the NAB summons on November 23, appearing at its offices with the pertinent record, including an agreement signed on March 24, 2021.

The anti-graft watchdog told the court that investigation into the money transferred to the national treasury necessitated an extension in the remand.

The defense team objected to the extension, and submitted two letters. One of them, dated November 6, 2019, pertained to Mashreq Bank, the court was informed. The letter emphasized that Imran had no involvement in the fund transfers. Contrary to the NAB’s stance, the prosecution maintained that Imran played no role in the transfer of 240 kanals of land.

His counsel underscored his contributions, mentioning the establishment of two cancer hospitals, with a third one currently under construction in Karachi. The NAB argued that the record presented by Ali Zafar required to be investigated following which the court approved the PTI chief’s four-day physical remand, instead of the requested 10 days. The court set November 27 as the next date for the PTI chief to be presented in court.