ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday restrained the trial court from announcing the final verdict in the £190 million case, following a request by Imran Khan.
A division bench, comprising Justice Babar Sattar and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, heard the case, despite objections from the Registrar’s Office.
The petitioner’s counsel, Barrister Salman Safdar and Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry, appeared before the judges.
The petitioner’s lawyers argued, “There have been 35 witnesses in the reference against the PTI founder, and the last witness is currently being questioned. Moreover, the PTI founder was arrested on the IHC premises in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust (£190 million) case.”
According to the petition, the NAB initially filed a reference against eight accused individuals.
Barrister Salman stated that, according to NAB, the NCA confiscated £190 million. The allegation is that when the petitioner was prime minister, he facilitated the transfer of £190 million. He argued that the amount was transferred to the Supreme Court’s account instead of the State Bank of Pakistan.
Salman Safdar further mentioned that they approached the trial court to request the records of the NAB executive board meeting, but the trial court rejected their request.
The trial judge provided surprising reasons for the rejection, the counsel informed the court.
In response, the court issued a notice to NAB and sought a reply by Wednesday.
It should be noted that on August 16, former prime minister Imran Khan moved the IHC to halt the trial in the £190 million case.
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