Anti-corruption body summons Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi on June 7 in 190 million pound case

Islamabad (IANS) | Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi seven days to probe the settlement of 190 million pounds from the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) account. Summoned in June. The media gave this information on Sunday. The News reported that NAB Rawalpindi has summoned the former first lady to record her statement as a witness for being a trustee of the Al-Qadir University Trust, while the ex-Pak prime minister has been summoned by the Joint Investigation Team (CIT). Has gone.

Sources said the CIT is not satisfied with the PTI chief’s reply, which he submitted during his last appearance before the NAB, Rawalpindi on May 23. He said the former prime minister has been directed to respond to the questionnaire dated June 7.

The News reported that the law obliges the NAB, an autonomous anti-corruption body, to inform whoever is being summoned, whether they are being summoned as an accused or to record a statement. as a witness for.

Following the procedure, the CIT of NAB has already recorded the statements of the ministers of the previous government. The body has also sought records of all donations received and donors from the Al-Qadir University Trust.

It may be noted that an accountability court had last week granted bail to the PTI chief in a corruption case till June 19 after the Islamabad High Court directed him to approach the forum concerned for bail.

Meanwhile, NAB officials had informed the court that Bushra Bibi’s arrest was not required in the case, but she should cooperate with the anti-corruption body when called for investigation.

–IANS