RAWALPINDI: The much-awaited verdict of the £190 million case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi is expected to be announced tomorrow (Friday) after being deferred thrice.
The judgment will be announced by accountability court Judge Nasir Javed at 11:30 am Friday tomorrow at a makeshift court in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail for which the court staff has informed the PTI founder’s lawyers.
The court had reserved the verdict on December 18, 2024.
The previous hearing was adjourned without the unveiling of the verdict after the judge expressed dismay over the no-show of the accused which led to the postponement of the judgment till January 17.
Khan had previously claimed that the verdict — initially delayed on December 23, 2024, and again on January 6, 2025 — was postponed to “pressurise him”. However, he did not appear in the previous hearing held on January 13, whereas, none from the defence were in attendance as well.
The couple, along with others, has been accused by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in its December 2023 reference for allegedly adjusting Rs50 billion — £190 million at the time — sent by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to the Pakistani government as part of the agreement with a property tycoon.