£190m NCA case: NAB plea for Imran’s physical remand rejected

ISLAMABAD. The accountability court-I rejected a request of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for extending former premier Imran Khan’s physical remand in £190 million National Crime Agency (UK) case, and sent him on 14-day judicial remand, on Monday.

Judge Muhammad Bashir presided over the hearing of the corruption case, with the primary accused Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi present in the court, held at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail. Imran’s sisters, Aleema Khanum and Noreen Khanum were also present.

In the previous hearing, the judge had instructed NAB to conclude its investigation and present a report. On Sunday, a team from NAB interrogated the former premier at the Adiala jail for 13 hours. Strict security measures were taken inside and around the jail premises for the hearing on Monday.