Former Pakistan Prime Minister’s wife, Bushra Bibi, was granted temporary bail by a specialized accountability court in Rawalpindi, as reported by Reuters. The graft case implicating Bibi and Khan involved alleged financial assistance from a land developer for the establishment of Al Qadir University. Both individuals have denied any wrongdoing.
Last December, the National Accountability Bureau initiated an inquiry against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, and others, regarding the alleged acquisition of land under the guise of Al Qadir University Trust.
Earlier on May 15, Imran Khan was granted bail by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a land corruption case, which reportedly resulted in a loss of 190 million pounds to the national treasury.
The Al-Qadir Trust matter involves the settlement of 190 million pounds (approximately Rs 50 billion) transferred to Pakistan by the UK’s National Crime Agency from a Pakistani real estate magnate. Khan, during his tenure as prime minister, chose to allow the businessman to use the funds to partially settle a fine of around Rs 450 billion imposed by the Supreme Court, instead of depositing it into the national treasury.
