Ahead of the verdict in the high-profile £190 million case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif expressed hope that “justice will prevail” as an accountability court was set to announce its judgment today.
Addressing a press conference in Sialkot on Sunday, Asif said that while accusations had been made against past rulers, what transpired during the PTI’s government was “unprecedented”.
Commenting on the £190 million settlement case, also known as the Al-Qadir Trust case, the PML-N senior leader alleged that Britain’s National Crime Agency had sent the settlement money to Pakistan. However, the then-premier Imran allegedly used the funds to purchase land and establish the Al-Qadir Trust instead.
He asked the media to investigate whether Al-Qadir Trust was a university or not. “We hope that a verdict will be announced tomorrow and justice will be served,” he added.
The reserved verdict of the £190 million case against the PTI founder will be announced on Monday which was previously scheduled for January 6. The judgement was deferred multiple times by the accountability court which reserved it on December 18, 2024.
The former prime minister along with his wife, Bushra and others have been accused by the National Accountability Bureau of causing a loss of £190 million to the national exchequer via a settlement between the PTI government and a property tycoon.
