Imran awaits decision on 4 other serious cases

ISLAMABAD: With three convictions already announced, Imran Khan awaits decisions on at least four other serious cases against him.

The three convictions against Imran Khan involve two Toshakhana cases and one cipher case. However, former prime minister Imran Khan is yet to discover the outcome of the Al-Qadir trust scam involving 190m pounds, May 9 riots cases, ‘unIslamic’ Marriage Case and Contempt case being heard by Election Commission of Pakistan. In the past week, Imran Khan has been sentenced for 10 years in jail in the Cipher case along with Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

On the very next day, in Toshakhana reference, Imran Khan was jailed for another 14 years along with his spouse Bushra Bibi with a fine of Rs787 million each.

Whereas, previously, Khan was convicted in a separate Toshakhana case on Aug 5, and sentenced to three-year imprisonment by an Islamabad district court. The High Court had suspended his sentence in the same Toshakhana case; however, the court had later rejected Imran Khan’s another petition requesting for suspension of his conviction.

Nevertheless, with these three convictions already announced, Imran Khan still awaits decisions on at least four other serious cases against him.

On Dec 1, 2023, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a corruption reference against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former premier Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and six others in the Accountability Court in the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) scam commonly known as the Al-Qadir Trust case.

Imran Khan also awaits indictment in different May 9 riot cases. Last month, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) extended the judicial remand of Imran Khan along with Shah Mehmood Qureshi till February 6.

On Jan 16, a trial court indicted former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi in an ‘unIslamic’ marriage case. Later a petition was filed for dismissal of this case which was rejected by the Islamabad High Court Judge Justice Amir Farooq.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has also proceeded in a contempt case against Imran Khan for allegedly hurling contemptuous remarks against the electoral watchdog. Khan filed a petition in Lahore High Court challenging his jail trial in this contempt case.

In August 2023, IK was convicted in Toshakhana case and sentenced to three-year imprisonment by Islamabad District Court following a reference by the Election Commission.

Whereas the recent sentence of 14 years was in connection with the NAB reference involving alleged under-valued purchase of Graff jewelry set gifted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohamad bin Salman to the former first couple, Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi.

Recently, The News reported that NAB is working on a new reference against Khan which is about the remaining gifts that IK received and retained at a nominal price and which were not accounted for in the previous challan. There were around 108 sets of gifts Khan got and 58 of them were retained by paying an amount that was allegedly far less than their market value. The value of those is being re-assessed to determine the difference between the amount paid and what should have been paid.