NAB Rawalpindi
ISLAMABAD: A team from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi has been instructed to travel to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to apprehend Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, in connection with the £190 million reference.
The NAB has also directed its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa team to fully cooperate with the Rawalpindi team and extend necessary support, including assistance from the KP police, to ensure Bushra’s arrest.
The decision follows an accountability court’s issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants against Bushra Bibi on November 22, after she failed to attend eight consecutive hearings.
The court also rejected her application for exemption from appearing in person and issued a show-cause notice to the guarantor of her bail. The hearing took place with her husband, Imran Khan, present in court despite being incarcerated in Adiala prison.
During the proceedings, a NAB official raised an objection regarding the medical certificate submitted by Bushra’s lawyer, stating that it was issued by Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, with the notary attestation done in Islamabad.
The couple had also failed to submit statements under Section 342 of the CrPC, 1898, which were required as part of the case.
This case is linked to a £190 million settlement between the PTI government and a property tycoon that allegedly resulted in a loss to the national exchequer.
The NAB filed a reference in December 2023, accusing Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, and others of improperly handling the £190 million, which was sent by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to the Pakistani government.
The money was part of an agreement between the NCA and the property tycoon, which allegedly caused a significant financial loss to Pakistan.
Bushra Bibi has been implicated due to her role as a trustee of the Al-Qadir Trust, which is central to the allegations. The couple is accused of benefiting from the settlement, which included land allocations for the establishment of Al Qadir University.
These actions were allegedly conducted during the tenure of Imran Khan’s government, which approved the settlement in December 2019 without disclosing key details. Following the settlement, the Al-Qadir Trust was established shortly thereafter.
This investigation continues to stir controversy, with both Imran Khan and Bushra facing increasing legal scrutiny over their roles in the alleged mismanagement of funds.
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