Passports of Shehzad Akbar, Farah Shahzadi, Malik Riaz and Ali Riaz blocked
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On the advice of National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Interior Ministry has blocked the passports of four absconders in 190 million pound scam case, reported 24NewsHDTV channel.
The Interior Ministry has cancelled the passports of Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz, his son Ali Riaz Malik, former adviser to PM on Accountability Shehzad Akbar and Farah Shehzadi. NAB had written a letter to the Ministry of Interior on January 28 seeking cancellation of the passports of the absconders in 190 million pound case.
Earlier, PTI Founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi formally appealed their conviction in the high-profile £190 million case seeking redress from the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The appeals were submitted by their lawyer Khalid Yousuf in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
In the appeal, the legal team argued that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has “maliciously misused its powers and position” during the investigation. It highlighted that the accountability court's decision, based on an incomplete investigation, was hasty and unjust.
Furthermore, the appeal asserted that the investigation agency failed to obtain the agreement text from the National Crime Agency (NCA), which indicates the agency's hesitation.
It also claimed that NCA officials were not included in the investigation, and the prosecution failed to present key evidence. The appeal urged the Islamabad High Court to annul the sentences handed down by the Accountability Court on January 17. The petition also calls for Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi to be acquitted in the £190 million reference.
on January 17, the former PM and his spouse were handed prison sentences and hefty fines by an accountability court.
In a verdict, Accountability Judge Nasir Javed Rana sentenced Imran Khan to 14 years in prison, while Bushra Bibi received a seven-year sentence. The duo was also imposed with substantial fines, adding further to the legal and financial repercussions of the case.
The case centres around the allegation that Imran Khan, along with his wife Bushra Bibi, was involved in providing undue benefits to property tycoon Malik Riaz in exchange for land donated to a charitable trust. According to Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Malik Riaz, owner of Bahria Town, donated significant assets—458 kanals and 4 marlas of land in Mouza Barkala, District Jhelum—to Khan’s Al-Qadir Trust University.
Reporter Awais Kiyani