WORLD NEWS | Imran Khan to appear in court today over €190m Al-Qadir scam

Islamabad [Pakistan]May 31 (ANI): Pakistan Justice Instigation (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan will appear in court in the National Crime Agency’s €190 million Al Qadir case, ARY News reported on Wednesday.

According to Imran Khan’s legal adviser, the PTI chief will travel to Islamabad from Zaman Park on Wednesday.

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The federal government had earlier placed the name of former prime minister and head of PTI Imran Khan on an export control list amid the €190 million (PKR 60 billion) National Crime Agency (NCA) scandal, ARY News reported ( ECL).

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Imran Khan’s name was included in the ECL at the request of the Rawalpindi National Accountability Bureau after the approval of the Union Cabinet, the sources said.

According to ARY News, NAB is also understood to have suggested that the name of the ex-PM’s wife, Bushra Bibi, be included in the ECL and will write to the Home Ministry in this regard.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has launched an investigation into Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and others for allegedly acquiring land for hundreds of canals in the name of the Al Qadir University Trust, according to This has reportedly cost the country £190m to the treasury.

According to the charges, Khan and the other defendants allegedly adjusted the 60 billion Pakistani rupees or £190 million that the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) sent to the government at the time, according to ARY News.

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan registered a trust for the Al-Qadir University project on December 26, 2019. (ANI)

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