£190m case verdict on 13th

ISLAMABAD. The Accountability Court will announce the verdict in 190 million pound case against Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi on January 13. The court was due to announce the verdict on Monday but it was postponed because Judge Nasir Javed Rana was on leave.

According to court staff, Judge Nasir Javed Rana is on leave and the verdict in the case has been postponed to January 13. The court staff informed Imran Khan’s lawyer, Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry, about the rescheduling. Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry stated that the court staff confirmed the verdict would not be announced Monday.

It merits mention that the court had reserved the 190 million pound case verdict on December 18. At first, it was pronounced that the decision would be announced on December 23. Later, it was delayed to January 6.

The £190 million case involves a reference filed by NAB against former prime minister Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, and others in December 2023. The case centers around an alleged settlement between the PTI government and a property tycoon, which reportedly caused a loss of £190 million to Pakistan’s national exchequer.

Khan and the accused are alleged to have misused £190 million sent by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) as part of the settlement. Bushra Bibi was named an accused for her role as a trustee of the Al-Qadir Trust.

Additionally, the couple is accused of receiving undue benefits, including over 458 kanals of land in Mouza Bakrala, Sohawa, for the establishment of Al-Qadir University. During Khan’s tenure, the NCA seized £190 million worth of assets from the tycoon. The assets were meant to be handed to Pakistan, with the settlement deemed a civil matter by the NCA.

However, the details of the confidential agreement were not disclosed when Khan’s cabinet approved it in December 2019. Subsequently, the Al-Qadir Trust was established in Islamabad.