£190m reference: IHC to hear pleas against PTI founder, Bushra Bibi’s sentences today

Hearing on June 5 was adjourned without proceeding on the request of NAB

By APP
June 11, 2025
Imran Khan (right), along with his wife Bushra Bibi, looks on as she signs surety bonds for bail in various cases, at a registrar office in the Lahore High Court on July 17, 2023. — AFP
Imran Khan (right), along with his wife Bushra Bibi, looks on as she signs surety bonds for bail in various cases, at a registrar office in the Lahore High Court on July 17, 2023. — AFP

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear the petitions of PTI Patron-in-Chief and Bushra Bibi for suspension of sentences in the 190 million pound reference on Wednesday.

The Registrar’s Office has issued a cause list in this regard. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif will conduct the hearing.

On the request of NAB, the court had given time till today to appoint a special public prosecutor.

The hearing on June 5 was adjourned without proceeding on the request of NAB. In the hearing on May 15, a notice was issued to NAB to submit a reply.

PTI Patron-in-Chief and Bushra Bibi have requested to suspend the sentence and be released on bail. On January 17, the accountability court had sentenced PTI founder and Bushra Bibi. PTI Patron-in-Chief was sentenced to 14 years and Bushra Bibi to 7 years.