Islamabad, March 27 -- The Islamabad High Court has set a date of March 31 to hear petitions filed by former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi, challenging their convictions in the £190m ($240m) Al-Qadir Trust corruption case, reports Dawn.
According to the cause list, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sardar Md Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Md Asif will hear pleas seeking suspension of their sentences.
An accountability court in Islamabad had sentenced the former premier to 14 years imprisonment and Bushra Bibi to seven years on January 17, 2025, on corruption charges over the Al-Qadir Trust, alleging that Khan's government accepted a land bribe from Pakistani business tycoon Malik Riaz to facilitate ...