Legal Woes Deepen for Imran Khan & Bushra Bibi As Court Convicts Husband-Wife Duo in £190m Al-Qadir Trust Case

Islamabad: Pakistan former premier Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi on Friday were convicted in the £190m Al-Qadir Trust case with the PTI founder being sentenced to 14 years in prison and a seven-year jail term handed to his wife.

Judge Nasir Javed Rana announced the verdict — previously delayed three times — in a makeshift courtroom at Adiala Jail. The court also imposed fines on Imran and Bushra, amounting to Rs1million and Rs500,000, respectively.

The verdict was announced amid tight security outside Adiala Jail, reported Dawn News.

The couple was indicted in the case on Feb 27, 2024, shortly after the general elections.

Speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail ahead of the hearing, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan had said: “You can guess the injustice that have occurred over the last two years.

“If a fair decision is made, Imran and Bushra will be acquitted,” he said.

The case alleges that Imran and Bushra Bibi obtained billions of rupees and land worth hundreds of kanals from Bahria Town Ltd for legalising Rs50 billion that was identified and returned to the country by the United Kingdom during the previous PTI government.

On December 23 — the original date the verdict was supposed to be announced — an Islamabad accountability court postponed its verdict in the case until Jan 6 due to winter vacations.

On January 6, the decision could not be pronounced as Judge Nasir Javed Rana, who has been hearing the case, was on leave. In the subsequent hearing on Jan 13, the judge cited the reason for the delay as Imran and Bushra’s failure to appear before his accountability court at the Adiala Jail.