Imran moves SC for bail in £190m case

IHC CJ hears PTI chief’s petition for withdrawal of appeal in Toshakhana conviction

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday moved the Supreme Court for bail in the £190 million and the Al-Qadir Trust reference, following rejection of his plea by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) 10 days ago.

In the bail application, Imran alleged that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), while acting as a tool of the previous Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government, made the reference to harass him on political grounds.

In the appeal, the Supreme Court had been requested to annul the IHC decision of Nov 14 and the decision of the accountability court on Aug 10 regarding his arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case.

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Meanwhile, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the PTI chief’s petition for an early decision on a request for withdrawal of his appeal against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to disqualify him in the Toshakhana reference, following his conviction in the case in August.

The petition was taken up along with the objections raised by the registrar's office. The chief justice said that a decision on the withdrawal of Imran’s miscellaneous petition against the ECP’s decision of Oct 21, 2022, would be taken soon.

The court said that many cases were going on simultaneously, assuring the PTI’s lawyer that the matter would be decided next week.

Imran wanted to withdraw his appeal to the IHC and take it to the Lahore High Court (LHC).