Tag: £190 million case

  • Government will file new cases against Khan to keep him in jail, says Rana Sanaullah

    Government will file new cases against Khan to keep him in jail, says Rana Sanaullah

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah has said on Tuesday that the federal government has a plan to file new cases against incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan to delay his release from Adiala jail.

    Imran Khan was ousted from his office in April 2022 through the opposition’s no-confidence motion and is currently in Adiala jail facing multiple cases.

    Former Prime Minister Imran Khan will stay behind bars in the iddat case even after getting relief in £190 million reference and Toshakhana.

    “Imran Khan’s main agenda is to destabilise the country and spread chaos and anarchy in the country that’s why the government will certainly try to keep him behind bars as long as possible,” Rana Sanaullah said while talking on Geo News programme’ Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’.

    He also stated that the government will file new cases against Khan to keep him in jail for a long time as courts have granted relief to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder in several cases.

  • Accountability court freezes bank accounts of Malik Riaz, PTI leaders in £190 million case

    Accountability court freezes bank accounts of Malik Riaz, PTI leaders in £190 million case

    An accountability court in Islamabad ordered on Tuesday that the bank accounts of property tycoon Malik Riaz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Shahzad Akbar, Zulfi Bukhari, and Farah Gogi, be frozen in relation to the £190 million case.

    The Accountability Court has ordered to freeze the assets and bank accounts of six suspects in the said case.

    The accountability court has also ordered the seizure of vehicles registered in the name of the suspects , while also issuing permanent arrest warrants after declaring them absconders.

    On December 1, 2023, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a reference against PTI founder Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, and others in the case of £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA), the UK.

    The reference from NAB, Rawalpindi, alleges that the accused individuals, in collaboration with each other, have engaged in acts of corruption and corrupt practices, as outlined and punishable under the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) of 1999.