Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi convicted in al-Qadir Trust case
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Imran Khan and wife sentenced to prison for land corruption in Pakistan, largest financial wrongdoing case.
A Pakistan court on Friday found former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi guilty of corruption in the £190 million al-Qadir Trust case and sentenced them to 14 and seven years in prison respectively.
Judge Nasir Javed Rana of the anti-corruption court announced the verdict that had been deferred thrice due to different reasons, last time on January 13.
The judge announced the verdict in a makeshift court set up in Adila jail. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in December 2023 filed the case against Khan (72), Bibi (50) and six others, accusing them of causing a loss to the tune of £190 million (PRs 50 billion) to the national kitty.
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However, Khan and Bibi have been prosecuted as all others, including a property tycoon, were out of the country.
The case revolves around allegations that an amount of PRs 50 billion, returned to Pakistan by the UK’s National Crime Agency as part of a settlement with a property tycoon, was misused.
The funds were reportedly intended for the national treasury but were allegedly redirected for the personal benefit of the businessman who helped Bibi and Khan to set up a university.
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