RAWALPINDI – An accountability court in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Tuesday indicted former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the infamous case involving the transfer of £190 million from Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) account.
Accountability Judge Nasir Javed conducted hearing of the case in Adiala Jail where he framed charges against the suspects.
The hearing was also attended by Khan and his wife, who have denied the allegation. The court has adjourned the case till March 6, summoning five of 56 witnesses to record their statements.
The corruption reference alleges that Imran Khan and his wife raked in billions and land worth hundreds of kanals from Bahria Town Ltd for legalising an amount equal to Rs50 billion during the PTI government.
In December 2023, the accountability court had issued his non-bailable arrest warrants in the reference filed in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust case.
The arrest warrants were also issued for Malik Riaz’s son Ali Ahmed Riaz, Farhat Shahzadi, a close friend of former first lady, and Imran Khan’s then accountability adviser Mirza Shahzad Akbar, and former aide Zulfi Bukhari.
