NAB grills Imran for over 2 hours in graft case
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday sought the records of the funds related to the 190 million pounds setlement case from Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, who remains entangled in several legal cases.
The former prime minister appeared before the anti-grat watchdog’s office in Rawalpindi, as per the commitment he made in response to the NAB summons and underwent questioning for over two hours.
During the investigation, NAB officials grilled Imran over the records of correspondence with the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK and freezing orders from Imran regarding the 190 million pounds, sources said, according to News.
Imran - who is facing a number of cases had come with a legal team comprising Salman Safdar, Khawaja Haris, Intezar Panjotha, and others at the NAB office. Meanwhile, the PTI chief’s wife, Bushra Bibi who was accompanying him stayed in the car outside the office.
As per the sources, the former prime minister told the NAB officials that the watchdog had already received the “Al-qadir Trust’s records.”
He said that the record of orders related to the 190 million pounds was with the cabinet division, and he did not have access to NCA’S records.
Sources said that the team has asked the PTI chief to submit the records of all donors of the university as well as the donations he has made himself.
The NAB team has also sought a record of the university’s affiliation with Punjab Higher Education and the trust deed between the trust and company of all the accused, Geo News reported.
Meanwhile, Imran Khan pressed his legal batle before a court in the capital, Islamabad, which granted him protection from arrest until early next month in several cases where he faces terrorism charges for inciting violence.
The development comes as the authorities have been cracking down on the supporters of
Imran, now Pakistan’s top opposition leader. Thousands staged violence protests, and attacked public property and military installations following Imran’s arrest earlier this month.
The violence subsided only days later, ater Imran was released on the orders of the country’s Supreme Court. Ten people were killed in clashes with the police.