Pak HC temporarily bars trial court from issuing verdict against Imran Khan

A high court in Pakistan Monday temporarily barred a trial court from issuing its verdict in an alleged case of corruption against jailed former premier Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi.

An anti-corruption court has been hearing the Al-Qadir Trust case against the former first couple which is based on the charges that Khan caused a loss of over Rs 50 billion to the national exchequer.

A two-judge bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), comprising Justices Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb and Babar Sattar, heard Khan's petition requesting the submission of records from the National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) previous decision to close the case.

Barrister Salman Safdar, representing Khan, highlighted that the case originally included eight accused, of which six were currently at large.

"A total of 35 witnesses have testified so far, with the cross-examination of the final witness in progress," Safdar informed the court.

After arguments, the bench restrained the trial court from ...