[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]ISLAMABAD: All other cases scheduled for hearing on Tuesday have been rescheduled by a banking court in Islamabad in advance of the expected appearance of former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan in the forbidden funding case.
The PTI chairman requests bail in the case brought by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Commercial Banking Circle in Islamabad under the Foreign Exchange Act against him and other party leaders after they were charged with being the recipients of suspicious bank accounts.
According to the FIA, the Abraaj Group alone sent $2.1 million to the PTI’s bank accounts.
After the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruled that the PTI had indeed received illicit funds, the body began its investigation into the party in August of this year.
Akbar S. Babar, a founding member of PTI who is now disillusioned, had filed the lawsuit, which has been pending since November 14, 2014.
The political party has received unlawful funding from other nations, including the US, UAE, UK, and Australia, according to the ECP’s written order.
Imran’s request for leave had been denied at the prior sessions by Banking Court Judge Rakhshanda Shaheen, who also ordered him to appear in court.
But, the PTI leader’s legal team had been successful in getting relief from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) till February 22, which had barred the banking court from temporarily suspending Imran’s bail.
چیئرمین تحریک انصاف عمران خان اسلام آباد عدالت میں پیشی کے لیے زمان پارک سے روانہ!#آرہا_ہے_کپتان_اسلام_آباد pic.twitter.com/THyJomdrVV
— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 28, 2023
The former prime minister is scheduled to appear before the court today, therefore the courthouse was filled with a large contingent of FIA.
A prison van and an armoured car were also observed parked outside the courthouse.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
