RAWALPINDI: An accountability court issued on Friday a non-bailable arrest warrant for Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, in the £190 million settlement case, also referred to as the Al-Qadir Trust case.Trial court judge Nasir Javed Rana issued the orders for the former first lady’s arrest for her continued absence from the case’s proceedings for at least eight hearings. The judge directed police to arrest Bushra and present her before the court on November 26.The court also issued a show-cause notice to the guarantor of Bushra’s bail.During the hearing, the PTI founder — who is currently incarcerated in Adiala prison — was presented before the court, while a lawyer sought exemption for Bushra from today’s proceeding on a medical basis.However, a NAB official raised the objection that the medical report Bushra’s lawyer was showing was issued by Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, while the notary attestation was done in Islamabad.Moreover, neither Khan nor Bushra submitted their statement under Section 342 of CrPC, 898. The couple had been handed over a 79-point questionnaire provided for final statements at the second last hearing of this case.It may be noted that Bushra was released from Adiala jail on bail last month after remaining behind bars for around nine months in the new Toshakhana case.The development comes a day after the former first lady issued a rare video message, sparking controversy with her allegations against Saudi Arabia of playing role in the ouster of the Imran Khan-led government in 2022.She also urged PTI supporters to join much-hyped protest on November 24 in Islamabad.What is the £190 million case?
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