ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Wednesday in the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) settlement case.
The decision was made by a two-member bench consisting of IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, who had reserved the verdict the previous day after hearing the arguments.
In its brief order today, the IHC directed the authorities to release Imran Khan upon submission of a surety bond worth Rs1 million. However, Khan will remain in jail as he is currently facing trials in other cases, including the cipher and Nikkah cases.
NCA Case
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) initiated an investigation against Imran Khan, his wife, and others for allegedly acquiring hundreds of kanals of land in the name of Al Qadir University Trust, which purportedly resulted in a loss of £190 million to the national treasury.
According to the charges, the former prime minister and the other accused supposedly adjusted Rs50 billion — equivalent to £190 million at the time — sent by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to the government.
In December 2023, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a corruption reference against Imran Khan and seven others, including his wife, related to the Al-Qadir University.
The PTI leader established the Trust for the Al-Qadir University Project on December 26, 2019.
