NAB seek records from Imran Khan in £190m settlement case

PTI chief and Bushra Bibi secure bail by ATC and accountability court till June 8 and May 31, respectively

The Public Responsibility Department (Grab) Tuesday looked for changed records from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Administrator Imran Khan relating to the £190 million settlement case, Geo News announced citing sources.

The advancement came after Khan showed up at Catch's Rawalpindi office for cross examination by the counter unite body's joined examination group.

Khan informed the team that he does not have access to the records of the UK's National Crime Agency, whereas the records of Al-Qadir Trust are already with NAB. These records pertain to the settlement case, according to Khan.

The team has requested that the PTI chief provide a list of all university donors as well as his own donations.

According to sources, the NAB team has also requested documentation regarding the university's affiliation with Punjab Higher Education and the trust deed between each accused company and trust.

According to sources who spoke with Geo News, the anti-graft body questioned Khan about correspondence records with the National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom. NAB has also requested records of Khan's freezing orders for the £190 million.

Khan, on the other hand, was stranded at the NAB for several hours because his car broke down and needed to be fixed. As the evening began, he finally left in Babar Awan's car for Lahore.

'No private advantage from Al-Qadir Trust'

In his composed reaction to the Grab, Khan said the £190 million got from the NCA was available in the High Court's record. " No private advantage of any sort was taken from this sum.

The former premier stated, "Allegations of corruption by NAB are fabricated, baseless, and malicious." Additionally, he denied that he or his wife had benefited financially as trustees of Al-Qadir.

According to Khan, the federal cabinet had unanimously decided the amount in accordance with the law.

In addition, the chairman of the PTI informed the anti-graft organization that one copy of its inquiry report had been misplaced during his arrest at the Islamabad High Court earlier this month, and he requested that a second copy be delivered to his Zaman Park residence.

He additionally denied Capture's proclamation that he had not given the expected reports, saying that they were given to the body after the request was gotten.

"The response is without prejudice to my clear and unambiguous stand that NAB has no jurisdiction to initiate any investigation or inquiry into this matter," the response concluded. "The reply as well as my readiness and willingness to join the investigation of the case on 23.05.2023."

At the Islamabad Legal Complex prior, the PTI boss said his party individuals are not leaving energetically however being driven out.

Khan's remark was because of inquiry with respect to reports that PTI pioneers Musarrat Cheema and Jamshed Cheema were escaping.

The PTI boss additionally mourned the capture of female party individuals during his visit with columnists while he was available inside the ATC at the legal complex in Islamabad.

The couple eventually made it to the Rawalpindi office of NAB, where they are still involved in a number of legal cases.

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi were granted bail in separate cases earlier today following their appearances at the anti-terrorism (ATC) and accountability courts at the judicial complex in Islamabad. Both Khan and Bibi were granted bail in separate cases.

Khan has been allowed bail in eight fear cases till June 8 by the ATC, while his significant other's bail supplication was endorsed till May 31 by a responsibility court.

In the £190 million settlement case, Bushra Bibi's bail petition was approved in opposition to Rs500,000 surety bonds.

Judge Muhammad Bashir approved the temporary bail and obtained the former first lady's signature on the bonds. The investigation officer was also informed about the bail by the court.

Bushra Bibi, the wife of the PTI chairman, and he arrived at the judicial complex earlier today from Lahore to appear in the accountability court and the anti-terrorism court, respectively.

The cricketer-turned-politician has been requested to appear in connection with an investigation into a significant £190 million settlement case.

The head of the PTI confirmed in response to the summons that he will be available in Islamabad on May 23.

The PTI chief failed to appear at the NAB Rawalpindi office on May 18, blaming his absence on his presence in Lahore and the ongoing pursuit of bail in multiple cases. Khan provided an extensive five-page written response in which he explained his limited availability and his inability to participate in the investigation at the time.

On May 9, Khan's arrest in the same case sparked widespread unrest, which led to violent protests nationwide. The disarray and viciousness brought about the deficiency of no less than eight lives and left various others harmed. In an effort to restore order, authorities swiftly responded by apprehending thousands of PTI employees.

The tumult was not held back to the roads alone, as common and army bases additionally confronted assaults. Notably, the majority of the violence that followed Khan's arrest occurred at the General Headquarters (GHQ) and Corps Commander House (Jinnah House) in Lahore.

On the other hand, on May 11, the Supreme Court ordered his release and instructed him to appear before the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

Both the military and the public authority have vowed to consider responsible those liable for the assaults on armed force establishments under the Pakistan Armed force Act, Official Mysteries Act, and different regulations.

The case The PTI chairman is being investigated for allegedly stealing billions of rupees from a property tycoon.

A NAB investigation into a settlement between the PTI government and the property tycoon, which reportedly resulted in a loss of 190 million pounds to the national exchequer, faces Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, and other PTI leaders.

According to the charges, Khan and other blamed purportedly changed Rs50 billion — 190 million pounds at that point — sent by England's Public Wrongdoing Organization (NCA) to the Pakistani government as a component of the concurrence with the property magnate.

They are likewise blamed for getting unnecessary advantage as more than 458 kanals of land at Mouza Bakrala, Sohawa, to lay out Al Qadir College.

During the PTI government, Joined Realm's Public Wrongdoing Organization (NCA) held onto resources worth 190 million pounds from the property mogul in England.

The agency claimed that the settlement with the Pakistani property tycoon was "a civil matter, and does not represent a finding of guilt" and that the assets would be transferred to the Pakistani government.

On December 3, 2019, the then-prime minister Khan obtained cabinet approval for the settlement with the UK crime agency without disclosing the specifics of the confidential agreement.

It was concluded that the cash would be submitted to the High Court for the big shot.

Hence, the Al-Qadir Trust was laid out in Islamabad half a month after the PTI-drove government supported the concurrence with the property mogul.

PTI pioneers Zulfi Bukhari, Babar Awan, Bushra Bibi, and her dear companion Farah Khan were named as individuals from the trust.

A few months after the bureau's endorsement, the property investor moved 458 channels of land to Bukhari, a nearby helper of the PTI boss, which he later moved to the trust.

Bukhari and Awan later decided not to serve as trustees. Khan, Bushra Bibi, and Farah now own the trust registration.

Catch authorities were before examining the supposed abuse of abilities during the time spent recuperation of "messy cash" got from the UK wrongdoing organization.

The inquiry was turned into an investigation when "irrefutable evidence" was discovered in the case.

Officials at the NAB say that Khan and his wife got land from the property tycoon worth billions of rupees to build an educational institute in exchange for giving legal cover to the property tycoon's black money from the UK crime agency.