The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) demand that Imran Khan’s bail be revoked in the illegal funding case.
The appeal was heard on Wednesday before a two-judge panel consisting of Justices Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Tariq Mehdi Jahangiri.
The court also refused the motion to revoke the bail of Tariq Shafi’s co-accused.
The FIA filed a case with the IHC on February 28 to contest the banking court’s decision to grant bail to the PTI leader. The FIA petitioned the court to reverse the ruling because it was “illegal.”
During today’s hearing, FIA Special Prosecutor Rizwan Abbasi asked the court to withdraw Imran Khan’s bail because the agency has not yet questioned him.
The Chief Justice of the IHC, Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, enquired if Arif Naqvi, Imran Khan, or Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) received the donations.
The FIA attorney pointed out that Imran Khan confirmed that he had received money for charitable causes but utilized it for political activity instead.
If a political party used the monies, Justice Kayani questioned how they became classified as private property. The attorney for the FIA asserted that it is unlawful to send donations through the foreign account of another person.
Justice Kayani requested that the FIA counsel produce the letter from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) received during the investigation. “The State Bank employee was excluded from the investigation. Changing the name of a bank account is not against the law. The judge inquired, “Has State Bank taken steps to alter the account’s name or nature?”
The SBP was asked to provide a formal answer by the FIA attorney, who observed that the relevant UBL bank record was missing.
According to the court, the bank is responsible for maintaining records, but PTI failed to do so. The court inquired, “Did Imran Khan sign the form for the change in account type?
The FIA’s counsel, the document to change the account type, was signed by Younis Ali, Tariq, and Sardar Azhar Tariq.
This represents white-collar crime. He continued by saying that we must investigate a variety of matters.
However, Justice Kayani stressed that the account’s nature had not altered and stated that the SBP is accountable for managing the entire issue.
“Since this account belongs to Tehreek-e-Insaf, the Tehreek-e-Insaf Committee is responsible for its management. What relationship does Imran Khan have with Tariq Shafi? What cash withdrawals has Imran Khan made? Who is this account’s authorized signatory? The judge inquired, “How did Imran Khan benefit?”
The prosecutor for the FIA, Raja Rizwan Abbasi, argued that Imran Khan is the beneficiary because he is the party chairman.
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