Court approves interim bail of Bushra Bibi in £190m case
RAWALPINDI: The Special Accountability Court in Rawalpindi granted interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI) founder Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi in the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) settlement case case.
Judge Muhammad Ali Waraich of the Special Court of Accountability heard the £190 million case in Adiala Jail. Bushra Bibi and PTI founder were present in the court room during the hearing.
Bushra Bibi and founder PTI’s lawyers Zaheer Abbas Chaudhary, Usman Gul, Barrister Salman Safdar and others appeared in the court while NAB Prosecutor General Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi, Amjad Parvez appeared along with the team.
During the hearing, the statements of three prosecution witnesses were recorded and the court summoned three more witnesses for the next hearing.
During the hearing, Bushra Bibi’s lawyer Barrister Salman Safdar argued that the National Accountability Bureau(NAB) team did not oppose Bushra Bibi’s bail and said that Bushra Bibi’s arrest warrant has not been issued.
Accountability Special Court has approved the interim bail of Bushra Bibi in the £190 million case.
Later, the hearing of the £190 million scam against founder PTI and Bushra Bibi was adjourned till July 5.
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It may be recalled that the Islamabad High Court had approved the bail of PTI founder in the £190 million case. A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Aamir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri gave a reserved verdict on the bail plea.
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