Amid rumors about the postponement of the verdict in the Al-Qadir Trust case, one of the lawyers representing PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi stated on Sunday that there has been no confirmation that the verdict has been postponed.
On December 23 (the original date the verdict was supposed to be announced) an accountability court in Islamabad postponed its verdict in the case until January 6 due to the winter holidays.
Judge Nasir Javed Rana said: “The verdict will not be announced today; [winter] The holidays are approaching and there is also a course at the high court.” Officially, the court went on winter vacation from December 24 to January 1.
Imran and Bushra were charged in the case on February 27, shortly after the general elections.
The case alleges that Imran and Bushra obtained billions of rupees and land worth hundreds of kanals from Bahria Town Ltd to legalize Rs50 billion that was identified and returned to the country by the UK during the previous PTI government.
dawn.com contacted lawyer Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry, who said the court had not informed the PTI founder’s legal team about the postponement. “Court staff did not confirm whether the verdict had been delayed,” he said.
In a video statement seen by dawn.comChaudhry addressed rumors circulating on social media that the verdict date has changed, with other users claiming it will be announced in 10 to 12 days.
“Social media and television channels claim that the verdict has been postponed,” he said. “I want to say that we have not received any information about this yet.
“Our legal team has not been informed whether we have to go to Adiala jail or the court complex in G-11 for the verdict hearing,” Chaudhry clarified. “I have been trying to contact court staff since this morning about where the hearing will be held, but we have not received any official information.”
Chaudhry said the fact that the defense had not been informed about where the hearing would take place is a “big question mark for the judiciary.”
