Co-accused in £190m scam declared POs

An accountability court on Saturday declared six co-accused in the case regarding £190 million scam as proclaimed offenders (POs), putting off the distribution of the copies of the reference among the accused till next week.

Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir conducted the hearings of the £190 million reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Toshakhana case at the Adiala Jail. The accused, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were present in the courtroom.

NAB Deputy Prosecutor General Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi, prosecutors Irfan Ahmed Bhola and Sohail Arif as well as the investigation team appeared in the court, while defence lawyers Latif Khosa and Shoaib Shaheen attended the proceedings.

Barristers Gohar Ali Khan and Umair Niazi were also in attendance.