Imran Khan, Ex-PM of Pakistan, Gets 14-Year Jail Term in Land Corruption Case

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a local court in a land corruption case linked to the Al-Qadir Trust, according to ARY News. His wife, Bushra Bibi, has also been sentenced to 7 years in jail.

The verdict in the case, the largest in terms of financial wrongdoing faced by Khan, was delivered by an anti-graft court in a prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where Khan has been jailed since August 2023.

Judge Nasir Javed Rana of the anti-corruption court announced the verdict that had been deferred thrice due to different reasons, last time on January 13.

The judge announced the verdict in a makeshift court set up in Adila jail.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in December 2023 filed the case against Khan (72), his wife Bushra Bibi (50) and six others, accusing them of causing a loss to the tune of 190 million pounds (PRs50 billion) to the national kitty.

However, Khan and Bibi have been prosecuted as all others, including a property tycoon, were out of the country.

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi Accused of Misusing £190 Million Laundered Funds

The case revolves around allegations that an amount of PRs50 billion, returned to Pakistan by the UK’s National Crime Agency as part of a settlement with a property tycoon, was misused.

Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, are accused of accepting land from real estate tycoon Malik Riaz in exchange for laundering money during Khan’s tenure as Prime Minister. The funds, part of 190 million British pounds returned by the UK in 2022, were allegedly misused for personal gain and to establish a university. Bibi, a trustee of the Al-Qadir Trust, is accused of benefiting from this scheme, including acquiring land for the university. Khan denies the charges, calling them a political plot. He is serving concurrent sentences for multiple convictions, including corruption and violation of laws.