Pakistan’s former minister arrested outside Islamabad High Court, where he appeared for two cases. The case alleges that Khan and his wife received billions of rupees and hundreds of kanals of land from a real estate firm to legalize Rs50 billion that Britain identified and returned to Pakistan during the previous PTI government.
The case originated five years ago when UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) settled with property tycoon Malik Riaz’s family for £190 million. This settlement included UK property valued at approximately £50 million and funds in frozen accounts of Malik Riaz.
In 2018, National Crime Agency announced freezing orders on eight bank accounts containing around £20 million. Supreme Court of Pakistan accepted offer of property tycoon Rs460 billion as settlement dues by his real estate firm, Bahria Town Ltd, for illegally acquiring land in Karachi.
The case against Imran resurfaced in 2022 after an alleged audio leak of a conversation between Malik Riaz and his daughter discussing demands made by a friend of Imran’s wife. The federal cabinet formed a committee to probe their involvement.
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) alleged misuse of authority, financial gains, and criminal breach of trust in the recovery of crime proceeds and illegal sealing of records.
