Ahead of the expected appearance of former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in the prohibited funding case, a banking court in Islamabad rescheduled all other issues fixed for hearing on Tuesday.
The PTI chairman seeks bail in the case filed against him and other party leaders by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Commercial banking Circle in Islamabad under the Foreign Exchange Act after they were accused of being the beneficiaries of suspicious bank accounts.
The FIA has claimed that Abraaj Group, for one, had transferred $2.1 million to the bank accounts of the PTI.
The agency kicked off its probe against the PTI in August this year after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had declared in its verdict that the party had indeed received illegal funding.
PTI’s founding had filed the case, but disgruntled member Akbar S Babar and it had been pending since November 14, 2014.
The written order of the ECP stated that the political party had received illegal funds from foreign countries, including the US, UAE, UK and Australia.
During the previous proceedings, the banking court judge Rakhshanda Shaheen dismissed Imran’s request for leave and ordered him to appear before the court.
However, the PTI chief’s legal team had secured relief from the Islamabad High Cout (IHC) until February 22, when the banking court had prevented temporarily cancelling Imran’s bail.
With the former prime minister all set to appear before the court today, a heavy contingency of FIA was seen in the judicial complex.
