Rawalpindi: The Accountability Court has pronounced the verdict in the 190 million pound case, in which Imran Khan was sentenced to 14 years in prison and Bushra Bibi to 7 years in prison.
The 190 million pound case against PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi was heard in Adiala Jail, in which the court’s judge Nasir Javed Rana pronounced the reserved verdict.
Bushra Bibi arrested from the courtroom After the reserved verdict was pronounced for 30 days, Bushra Bibi was arrested from the courtroom.
Al-Qadir Trust and University under government control According to the court’s decision, Al-Qadir University has been given government control, while Al-Qadir Trust has also been given government control. According to the court’s decision, Al-Qadir University has been confiscated by the government.
Imran Khan fined The accountability court also sentenced PTI founder Imran Khan to a fine of Rs 1 million in the 190 million pounds case and sentenced him to another 6 months in prison in case of non-payment of the fine.
Bushra Bibi fined Similarly, the court said in the decision that Bushra Bibi is proven to be an accomplice in the crime. She was also sentenced to a fine of Rs 500,000 along with the prison sentence and will be imprisoned for another 3 months in case of non-payment of the fine.
News before the verdict was announced Earlier, Accountability Court Judge Nasir Javed Rana reached Adiala Jail to announce the verdict in the 190 million pounds case against Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi.
Founding Chairman PTI Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi also reached the court on the occasion of the hearing of the important case. Earlier, 3 members of the NAB prosecution team, Irfan Ahmed, Sohail Arif, and Owais Arshad, were to reach Adiala Jail, while the daughter and son-in-law of the accused Bushra Bibi had also reached the court. Similarly, the sister of the founder of PTI, Aleema Khan, also reached the jail court.
Media representatives were also called on the occasion of the hearing. On this occasion, very strict security arrangements were made outside the jail. Elite commandos were also part of the security outside the jail. The wall of Adiala Jail and all the vehicles parked in front were also removed by the police during the hearing of the important case.
If justice had been done, the founder of PTI would have been acquitted, says Barrister Gauhar
PTI leaders Shoaib Shaheen and Barrister Gauhar also reached Adiala Jail before the verdict in the 190 million pounds case was announced. Speaking to media representatives on this occasion, Chairman PTI Barrister Gauhar said that the verdict in the 190 million pounds case will not be postponed today, we have come prepared. We have come to hear the verdict, whatever the verdict may be.
He said that you can imagine the kind of abuses we have been subjected to for the past 2 years. If justice had been served, the PTI founder would have been acquitted from Adiala Jail.
I was not allowed to go to court, Salman Akram Raja
Talking to the media outside Adiala Jail, PTI founder’s lawyer Salman Akram Raja said that I was not allowed to go inside the jail court. Our legal team is present in the jail court. We have no fear or anxiety from this verdict.
He said that despite my name being there, I was not allowed to go inside. Barrister Gohar, Ali Zafar, Salman Safdar are present inside. Whatever the verdict is, we have no good hope. We will fight it in the courts in the future. All matters are going on. The PTI founder has not backed down, is firm on his principled stand. We will not back down, whatever happens will be according to law and principles. The struggle will continue.
It should be noted that the decision of the 190 million pound corruption reference has been reserved for the past 30 days and has been postponed 4 times. The court had also ordered Bushra Bibi to appear in the jail court for the verdict today, while Imran Khan was also ordered to appear at 11 am.
The accountability court completed the hearing of the 190 million pound reference and reserved it for December 18. After that, the date for the verdict was first given on December 23, then January 6, then January 13 and then January 17.
A total of 35 witnesses were presented in the hearing of the reference and 24 witnesses were dropped. The 6 accused in the reference, Barrister Shahzad Akbar, Zulfi Bukhari, Farhat Shahzadi Gogi, are declared declared absconders.
The reference alleged that the corruption amount was adjusted in the fine of a private housing society and caused damage to the national exchequer. In the case, there is an allegation of taking forced approval by hiding facts from the federal ca
