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Hearing on 190 million pounds reference against Imran, Bushra Bibi adjourned

Lawyers requested for video link or production orders of accused

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Hearing on 190 million pounds reference against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi has been adjourned.

Islamabad accountability court’s judge Nasir Javed Rana heard the 190 million reference against Imran khan and Bushra Bibi.

Lawyers, Usman Riaz Gul, Faisal Chaudhry and Khalid Yousaf appeared before the court.

During the hearing, Lawyer Faisal Chaudhry requested the court for the appearance of the accused through video link.

Chaudhry contended that lawyers hadn’t met Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi since October 3, they wanted to know about the health condition of the accused.

Lawyer pleaded with the court to issue production orders for the accused in the case.

Judge inquired if they wanted a video link facility for one hearing or all the hearings of the case and directed them to submit a written application for video link hearing. Consequently, the accountability court adjourned the case hearing of the 190 million pounds reference until October 22.

It is pertinent to note that the last hearing of the case was held on October 7 when PTI lawyer Murtaza Toori submitted a request for the hearing to be postponed, which the court accepted.

190 MILLION POUNDS REFERENCE

Last year, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a corruption reference against the former premier, his spouse and others, accusing them of receiving land worth millions of dollars as a bribe through the Al-Qadir Trust.

COURTS ACCEPT BAIL PLEAS 

It is pertinent to mention that IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri approved bail of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in this case.

The same judge, Muhammad Ali Warraich, of the accountability court of Islamabad approved the bail plea of Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi in the 190 million pounds reference on July 2.  

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