Imran Khan was arrested outside the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested by Paramilitary Rangers on Tuesday. Mr Khan was taken from outside the Islamabad High Court where he had arrived for a hearing in a corruption case.
Here are the five points of the case against Imran Khan:
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The 70-year-old faces dozens of cases in Pakistan. Tuesday’s arrest comes amid a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) probe Al-Qadir Trust CaseAccording to geo news,
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world news Documents accessed related to the deal show Mr Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and other leaders of their party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), agreed to set up Al-Qadir University to provide “quality education”. A trust was formed for Jhelum, in Pakistan’s Punjab province when he came to power.
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The management of the trust was handed over to a real estate developer who donated 458 kanals (231,683 m²) of land, worth 244 million Pakistan Rupees in 2019. news,
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The land was then transferred first to a businessman named Zulfi Bukhari and later to the trust after its creation in January 2021. It is located at Mouza Bakrala in Sohawa tehsil of Jhelum district.
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For one year the trust received donations of lakhs of rupees. Meanwhile, the expenses were not much as the university had enrolled only 100 students till December 2022. According to the allegations, Mr Khan and others allegedly accommodated Pakistan’s 50 billion – 190 million pounds – sent by Britain’s National Crime Agency. NCA) to Govt. An inquiry was launched after Mr Khan was removed in April 2022.