Verdict in 190 mn pounds Al-Qadir case against Imran Khan, his wife to be announced on Jan. 13

Pakistan court postpones verdict in Al-Qadir Trust corruption case involving Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi until January 13.

A Pakistan court on Monday (January 6, 2025) postponed until January 13 its verdict in the 190 million pounds Al-Qadir Trust corruption case against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi.

Judge Nasir Javed Rana of the anti-corruption court had completed the hearing on December 18 but reserved the judgment until December 23. Later he fixed January 6 as the new date for announcing the verdict, Geo News reported.

Noting that Judge Rana was on leave on Monday (Jan. 6), the court staff said that the decision would now be announced on January 13.

The court also informed about the deferment of the verdict to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor as well as his lawyer.

The postponement comes amidst the ongoing negotiation between the government and Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to address the political instability in the country due to the imprisonment of the former Premier and several other leaders of the party.

So far two rounds of talks have been held and another is expected this week.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in December 2023 filed the case against Imran Khan (72), Bibi (50) and six others, accusing them of causing a loss to the tune of 190 million pounds (PRs50 billion) to the national kitty.