Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has been granted interim bail in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case until May 31.The Islamabad Accountability Court approved her pre-arrest bail plea and required her to submit a surety bond of Rs 500,000. The case hearing was held in the Islamabad Accountability Court, with Judge Muhammad Bashir presiding over the proceedings. The judge has also issued a notice to the investigative officer to scrutinize the evidence and continue the investigations.
It is pertinent to mention here that Lahore High Court (LHC) has granted security bail to Bushra Bibi till May 23 in the Al-Qadir Trust case and directed Bushra Bibi to approach the relevant court by the due date.According to the details, the wife of PTI chief Imran Khan presented before the court, the defence lawyer of Bushra Bibi, Khawaja Haris requested a 10-day protective bail for her client. The court accepted the request and granted her bail until May 23, reported ARY News.The National Accountability Bureau is conducting investigations into the former prime minister, his wife Bushra Bibi, and other PTI officials for their roles in a deal the PTI government made with a property tycoon that reportedly caused a loss of 190 million pounds to the national exchequer.The authorities have accused Khan and the other defendants of using Rs50 billion, which the Pakistani government received as part of an agreement with the property tycoon by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA).