Accountability Court Issues 79-Question Document to Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in £190 Million Settlement Case

A Rawalpindi accountability court has handed a 14-page questionnaire to former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in connection with the £190 million settlement case. The document, which consists of 79 questions, was delivered under Section 342 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898, to gather the couple’s final statements.

During the last hearing, their lawyer, Salman Safdar, received the questionnaire in the presence of the accused. Imran and Bushra Bibi have been instructed to submit their responses by November 11.

The questionnaire, a copy of which was obtained by Geo News, probes whether Imran Khan and his associates unlawfully obtained “monetary benefits” — including 458 kanals of land — in exchange for facilitating the alleged “illegal and dishonest transfer” of £171.159 million (of a total £190 million), funds reportedly designated for the State of Pakistan.

The court presented evidence that former accountability aide Shahzad Akbar allegedly collaborated with Imran Khan, forwarding a note on December 2, 2019, with “misrepresented information” to the then-prime minister. The note reportedly suggested that funds frozen in the UK were intended for the Pakistani state, yet mischaracterized a land purchase agreement as a fine, and inaccurately portrayed the Supreme Court account as serving the country’s interests.

The court also questioned the former prime minister’s role in a December 3 cabinet meeting where he allegedly insisted on approving paragraph 10 of the note without discussion. The court’s query stated, “Upon your insistence and under your influence, the additional agenda was approved without deliberation. What do you say about it?”

The case is now in its final stages, with the lawyers for the former first couple completing cross-examinations of 35 witnesses, the last one concluding on November 7 at Adiala Jail. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has since confirmed that it does not plan to introduce further evidence in the case.