PTI terms £190m verdict 'shameful'
Shaikh Waqas Akram said that the first phase of the civil disobedience movement is ongoing, and it is aimed at Pakistanis living abroad. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram lashed out at the Accountability Court judge for terming Al-Qadir University Project Trust as a sham trust and described the ruling as 'shameful' while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan hoped that the verdict into £190 million reference will be overturned by Islamabad High Court (IHC).
Sheikh Waqas on Saturday said that PTI founder Imran Khan had brought the laundered money back to Pakistan and used it for a public welfare project, unlike certain corrupt individuals who exploited national wealth to invest in opulent foreign properties like Surrey Palace and the Avenfield apartments.
He termed the court's decision, sentencing PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, in the Al-Qadir Trust case, as 'shameful, a blatant travesty of justice, and a murder of justice'.
The PTI leader pointed out that the Supreme Court had already declared the judge 'unfit' for judicial service, stripping him of his judicial powers, adding the biased and unjust decision will ultimately be overturned on appeal.