News Desk
ISLAMABAD: A court in the federal capital on Friday convicted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the £190 million case.
Accountability Court Judge Nasir Javed Rana handed down a 14-year sentence to the PTI founder and a seven-year sentence to his wife, while also slapping heavy fines on them.
The PTI founder will have to pay a fine of Rs1 million and his wife has been slapped with a fine of Rs0.5 million. In case they fail to pay the fine, the ex-prime minister will serve six months more and Bushra three months.
The team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), led by Prosecutor General Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi, was present at Adiala jail to attend the announcement of the much-awaited verdict by Judge Nasir Javed Rana.
Also present at the jail were the wife of the PTI founder, Barristers Gohar Khan, Shoaib Shaheen, Salman Akram Raja, and other lawyers.
The Rawalpindi police devised a comprehensive security plan to maintain law and order. The surveillance around Adiala Jail was overseen by SP Saddar Nabeel Khokhar.
SDPO Saddar Daniyal Rana was appointed as the security in-charge, while SHO Saddar Aizaz Azim acted as the overall sub-in-charge of security arrangements.
SHO of Chontra Police Station, Saqib Abbasi, and Inspector Muhammad Saleem, the in-charge of Adiala Checkpoint, also performed their designated duties.
Additional personnel from six police stations were deployed around Adiala Jail. Elite and Dolphin Forces were also stationed to oversee security matters.
Under the supervision of Inspector Nasreen Batool, female police officers were deployed for security operations.
SDPOs and SHOs had briefed the entire force on managing security responsibilities. Plain-clothes personnel were also deployed to monitor security-related activities.
