RAWALPINDI – An accountability court in the garrison city on Thursday rejected the acquittal plea of PTI founder Imran Khan in the 190 million pound reference case.
Accountability Judge Nasir Javed Rana announced the verdict on the petition filed by the former prime minister during a hearing at the Adiala Jail.
The court has instructed the defense lawyers to cross-examine the NAB investigation officer tomorrow (September 13).
In February this year, the accountability court indicted PTI founder and his wife Bushra Bibi in the 190 million pound settlement case. Both suspects had later denied the allegations.
Last year, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a corruption reference against Khan, his wife and six other suspects in the case of a £190 million settlement case.
The PTI founder and others were accused of receiving land worth millions of rupees as a bribe from a real estate tycoon through the Al-Qadir Trust in return of protecting his month.
The case began when the British government discovered £140 million in an account owned by the son of a prominent Pakistani real estate tycoon and his wife in 2019. The National Crime Agency froze the funds, suspecting them to be proceeds of criminal activities. Surprisingly, neither the individuals nor their wife challenged the account freeze. Following legal procedures, the UK returned the laundered funds to the Pakistani government in 2019.
