The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday provided a final opportunity for former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to argue their appeals against convictions in the £190 million corruption case.
A bench consisting of Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif issued a written order accepting a request to postpone the proceedings. Senior counsel Sardar Latif Khosa, representing the appellants, gave an assurance that he would present the arguments at the upcoming hearing.
The court’s order emphasized that Khosa’s power of attorney for Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi was already recorded. He pledged not to request any further adjournments and to proceed with the appeals at the next session.
In response, the bench adjourned the case but explicitly stated that this would be the final extension granted to the defense team. The court cautioned that if the counsel failed to argue the case at the next hearing, no additional postponements would be entertained.
Instead, the court would move forward by hearing submissions from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and decide the appeals solely on the existing record. This development marks a critical juncture in the ongoing legal battle surrounding the high-profile £190 million case.
