High Court Rejects Imran Khan's Plea in Al Qadir Trust Case

The Islamabad High Court has rejected the suspension petitions of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi regarding their prison sentences in the Al Qadir Trust case. The trust is accused of being a front for receiving land donations in exchange for using repatriated funds improperly.

The Islamabad High Court on Monday rejected petitions by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi aimed at suspending their sentences in the notorious Al Qadir Trust case. Originally sentenced to 14 and 7 years in prison respectively, their attempt to challenge the decision was turned down by the court.

Presiding over the bench, Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar declared the suspension appeals infructuous, while setting the date for hearing the conviction appeals on May 7. The Al Qadir Trust, established in 2018, operates a university near Islamabad and is under scrutiny for allegedly being a facade to secure land donations from a real estate mogul.

Prosecutors argue that these donations were reciprocated by Khan’s administration misappropriating repatriated funds from the UK to settle penalties for the businessman, bypassing the national treasury. Khan has refuted all allegations, asserting no personal or financial gains from the trust dealings.