IHC to hear petitions on Al-Qadir Trust verdict as NAB prepares defense

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has established a legal team to handle the 190 million pound Al-Qadir Trust case against former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi.

Deputy Prosecutor General Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi will lead the team, which also includes Special Prosecutors Irfan Ahmad Bhola, Sohail Arif, Rafay Maqsood, and Yasir Salim Rana.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is scheduled to hear petitions seeking suspension of the sentences awarded to the couple on June 5.

An accountability court had sentenced Imran Khan to 14 years and Bushra Bibi to seven years in prison in connection with the case, along with fines.