ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan on Friday filed a petition with the Islam-abad High Court (IHC) to halt the trial in the GBP190 million corruption case, while his sisters, Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan, approached the Supreme Court seeking the recusal of Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa from cases involving their brother, but their plea was not entertained by the SC office.
Imran Khan's petition contended that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had recommended closing the £190m corruption reference in its 343rd Executive Board meeting in April 2020, and that during cross-examination, the investigation officer acknowledged certain facts related to the meeting.
The petition, filed by Barrister Salman Safdar and Advocate Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry, said the former prime minister had filed an application before an accountability court, seeking the case record, but it was dismissed by the judge.
It may be mentioned that the investigation officer in the case is the last prosecution witness. He has testified before the accountability court a couple of weeks ag, but the defence counsel could not completed his cross-examination for various reasons.
The petition said: "The investigation officer of the case appeared before the accountability court as PW [prosecution witness] 35 and during the cross-examination, he categorically admitted the holding of 343rd EBM, [and] closure of this case by the above EBM." —DAWN
