Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has filed a petition for acquittal in the £190 million case against him and his wife, Bushra Bibi, following recent amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws approved by the Supreme Court. The accountability court in Islamabad is hearing the high-profile reference, with Khan’s legal team arguing for relief in light of the amended laws.
The petition was submitted in response to the NAB reference, which pertains to allegations of financial misconduct. Bushra Bibi has already filed a separate application for acquittal related to the same reference. The court has issued a notice to NAB regarding the acquittal plea and adjourned the hearing until September 10.
The Supreme Court’s recent verdict restored the amendments to the NAB law, approving the federal government’s intra-court appeal against the nullification of the amendments. The court ruled that Imran Khan failed to prove that the amendments to the NAB ordinance were unconstitutional, declaring that constitutional institutions should respect each other’s mandates.
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