RAWALPINDI: An accountability court on Thursday deferred announcing its reserved verdict on PTI founder Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi acquittal plea till its final ruling on the £190 million settlement case.
A day earlier, accountability court Judge Nasir Javed Rana reserved the verdict on the former first lady acquittal’s petition and the court was expected to announce the judgment today
The duo are accused of causing billions of rupees loss to the national exchequer in a case also involving a property tycoon.
However, after the court resumed the hearing in the reference — also known as £190 National Crime Agency (NCA) scandal — against the former prime minister and ex-first lady at a makeshift court in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, the judge decided to defer the decision till the final verdict on the matter.
The hearing was also attended by the couple who were produced in the courtroom and were represented by their lawyers Zaheer Abbas Chaudhry and Usman Riaz Gul.
NAB Prosecutor General Sardar Mazhar Abbasi and Amjad Parvez along with their team were also present.
The defence lawyers cross-examined the NAB Investigation Officer Mian Umar Nadeem and the cross-examination of the anti-corruption watchdog official will be resumed at the next hearing.
The hearing of the case has been adjourned till September 7 (Saturday).
More to follow…
