Bushra Bibi gets pre-arrest bail in £190m corruption reference

RAWALPINDI: An accountability court on Tuesday granted pre-arrest bail to former premier Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi in a £190 million corruption reference.

Accountability court judge Muhammad Ali Warraich conducted a hearing related to the case today in which lawyers Salman Safdar, Zahir Abbas Chaudhry, and Usman Riaz Ghul appeared in court.

Meanwhile, NAB Prosecutor General Sardar Mazhar Abbasi, Amjad Parvez, Irfan Bhola, and others appeared on the watchdog’s behalf.

During the hearing, Bushra Bibi’s lawyers submitted a bail request for her in the case.

The judge adjourned further hearing of the case for Friday.

Back In May, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) case.

NCA case

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had launched an investigation against Imran Khan and his wife and others for the alleged gain of hundreds of canals of land in the name of Al Qadir University Trust, which reportedly caused a loss of 190 million pounds to the national exchequer.

As per the charges, the former prime minister and others accused allegedly adjusted Rs50 billion — 190 million pounds at the time — sent by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to the government.

In December 2023, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a corruption reference against Imran and seven others, including his wife, in connection with the Al-Qadir University.

The PTI chief registered Trust for Al-Qadir University Project on Dec 26, 2019.