ISLAMABAD, (NNI): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s officials and Islamabad police on Tuesday arrested Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI)’s Chairman Imran Khan from Islamabad when he arrived from Lahore to appear before the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
As per the NAB sources, Chairman NAB had issued arrest warrants against Imran Khan in Al-Qadir Trust case on May 1. The Bureau had arrested former prime minister under section-9A, 34A, 18A and 24A of the NAB Ordinance 1999. Imran Khan was accused of corruption and corrupt practices. He would be produced before the relevant court for physical remand by the bureau.
Inspector General of Islamabad Police Dr Akbar Nasir Khan said PTI chief had been arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case. In a tweet the IGP said that the situation of the federal capital was normal and as per the routine.
Dr Nasir Abkar said that the Section 144 was already imposed in the federal capital and action would be taken in case of any violation. “No violence has been done against any individual during the arrest of PTI chief,” adding that the Police had created a cordon around the vehicle of Imran Khan to ensure his safety.
In addition, the federal government has constituted a seven-member special medical board which will remain standby for the medical examination of PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
The standby special medical board is consisted of senior medical doctors of Polyclinic Postgraduate Medical Institute. The doctors are Dr Faridullah Shah, Dr Mamoon Qadir, Dr Muhammad Akhtar Khan, Dr Saima Shan, Dr Tassawar Mirza, Dr Imtiaz Ahmed and Dr Khadija Iftikhkar.
The members of the medical board will be on standby with immediate effect in order to examine the NAB detainees at Federal Government Polyclinic and NAB Headquarters in Islamabad.
A notification issued on Tuesday says the medical board shall also be responsible for any future medical consultation of Imran Khan in judicial custody.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that Imran had failed to appear before the court despite being issued several notices. “The arrest has been conducted by the National Accountability Bureau for causing losses to the national treasury,” he said on his social media handle, adding that Imran was not tortured.
Earlier in morning Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said masses would not come out in support of Imran Khan if he was arrested.
Giving her reaction on Imran Khan’s statement through her twitter handle, she said Imran would be arrested in connection with prohibited foreign funding case, Toshakhana gifts theft case and for not revealing his daughter. Many cases against Imran Khan were registered and he was guilty in all of them, she maintained.
It may be mentioned here that PTI’s chairman Imran Khan had arrived Islamabad to appear before the IHC in his interim bail cases in FIRs pertaining leveling allegations against the officers of a state institutions and vandalizing in judicial complex Islamabad.
Meanwhile, the parliamentarians has denounced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s alleged accusations against senior officers of the security institutions and termed his conduct as unprecedented in the country’s history.
Talking to a state run news agency outside the Parliament House, Member National Assembly (MNA) Ramesh Lal of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) said the remarks of Imran Khan for sitting army officers were regrettable, whereas he had been disrespecting state institutions for the past one year and should be taken to task.
MNA, Tahira Aurangzeb of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said Imran Khan should respect the state institutions and should stop hurling concocted accusations against the institutions.
MNA, Qadir Khan Mandokhail of PPPP said the great sacrifices rendered by the armed forces of the country have been esteemed throughout the country’s history. But Imran Khan, he said was reluctant and fighting to get his power back by reprimanding the national institutions.
Mandokhail said Imran Khan should not be given more compensation for his baseless accusations and allegations against security institutions.
MNA Usama Qadri of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) said the security institutions that are responsible for the protection of the country could not be ridiculed as it was similar to “enmity with the nation”. He added that the PTI’s criticism of security institutions was regrettable and jeopardizing national security. Qadri said Imran Khan’s allegations had no precedent and were a breach of national security.
MNA, Shakila Luqman of PML-N said it was very unfortunate that Imran Khan was using disrespectful language against the state institutions. She alleged that Imran Khan was perpetrating a false narrative based on his self-assumed allegations against the state institutions.
MNA, Waheed Alam Khan of PML-N said the politicians and institutions should remain within their constitutional limits to avoid confrontation for smooth running of democracy.
It is pertinent to mention here that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had launched an investigation against Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and others for the alleged gain of hundreds of canals of land in the name of Al Qadir University Trust, which reportedly caused a loss of 190 million pounds to the national exchequer.
According to the case, On May 5, 2019, then-Prime Minister Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of Al Qadir University. This project is a part of the Al-Qadir University Project Trust. The Land was purchased from a private housing society for this university, which is being investigated by NAB.
Imran Khan was accused by the government Al-Qadir University Trustee Imran Khan and his family. A donation of Rs500 million was made to the university and 450 kanals of land was given.
According to the government, the private housing society gave 200 kanals of land to Farah Gogi. There is no record of all these transactions. It was a fraud that was plotted, as the university still does not exist.
The land was acquired from Bahria Town in return for giving relief on the confiscated money of Bahria Town in the United Kingdom. In this regard, the government also made public the documents of the Al-Qadir University Trust.
According to the documents, on March 24, 2021, Bahria Town donated 450 kanals of land in the Jhelum Sohawa district to Al-Qadir University Trust. The land agreement was signed between Bahria Town and former First Lady, Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi signed the deed on behalf of the Al Qadir University Project Trust as a trustee. NNI
