Pakistan: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday granted interim bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan till June 8 in eight cases, according to local media.
Earlier, Imran Khan had said that there was an 80 per cent chance that he would be arrested again when he appeared in an Islamabad court on May 23 to join the probe into the Al Qadir Trust case.
“On Tuesday, I am going to appear in the Islamabad court for various bails and there is an 80 percent chance that I will be arrested,” the former prime minister said in an interview with international media, ARY News reported.
Bushra Bibi gets anticipatory bail in Al-Qadir Trust case
Meanwhile, his wife got anticipatory bail from the accountability court, hours before she was to appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
What is Al-Qadir Trust Case?
According to local media reports, he was arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case. Notably, Khan promised to set up a project to provide quality education in Jhelum, Punjab, during his tenure.
According to reports, Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and several close associates—Zulfiqar Bukhari and Babar Awan—were involved in the project. To fulfill his promise, Khan formed the Al-Qadir University Project Trust, naming Bibi, Bukhari and Awan as office bearers.
However, a deal was finalized between the then PTI government and a property tycoon which reportedly caused a loss of £190 million to the national exchequer.
According to the allegations, Khan and the other accused adjusted 50 billion rupees – 190 million pounds at the time – sent to the government by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA), The News International reported. He is also accused of obtaining undue advantage in the form of over 458 acres of land at Mouza Bakrala, Sohawa, for the establishment of Al Qadir University.
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