PTI Chairman Imran Khan has once again approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for protective bail in the latest case registered against him for his alleged involvement in prohibited funding for his party.The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered a case against the former prime minister in the banned funding case in the latest move to speed up investigations into the matter.
The petition filed by Khan said that the FIA has registered a case against him under sections of the Foreign Exchange Act, 1947. He requested the court to grant him anticipatory bail so that he can appear before the trial court for trial.Subsequently, the IHC Registrar’s Office raised three objections to the application as detailed below:Imran Khan did not undergo biometric verification before filing the application.He attached an uncertified copy of the FIR.He approached the IHC instead of the Special Court concerned.IHC Registrar Office Assistant Asad Khan raised the objection.
Case has been registered against Imran Khan for taking prohibited funds
On Tuesday, the FIA ​​registered a case against Khan at the FIA’s Banking Circle police station for his alleged involvement in prohibited funding.In the FIR, the federal agency alleged that Abraaj Group transferred $2,100,000 to PTI’s account at the bank’s branch on Jinnah Avenue in Islamabad.The Abraaj Group was a private equity firm, operating across six continents, which is currently in liquidation due to allegations of fraud.Besides, the party received further funding from two bank accounts of Wootton Cricket Club, read the FIR.
The FIA ​​said the manager of the private bank assisted the agency in investigating the questionable transactions.Apart from Khan, Sardar Azhar Tariq, Tariq Shafi and Younis Amir Kayani have also been named in the FIR. FIA said that the affidavit submitted by businessman Arif Naqvi in ​​ECP is also false.
The FIR also states that the manager of the same bank branch was also named in the case. It added that there were 12 currency transaction reports and suspicious transaction reports which the bank officials were supposed to report to the concerned authorities but failed to do so.The FIR alleged that the operations manager of the branch also failed to report these illegal transactions to the concerned authorities.
The FIR came after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a notice to the FIA ​​in the banned funding case after the PTI asked the court to stop the agency from investigating the case.The FIA ​​repeatedly summoned PTI leaders for questioning, but not all of them turned up.On October 10, the District Court of Lahore sent PTI leader Hamid Zaman to jail on 14-day judicial remand in the prohibited funding case.The FIA ​​had registered a case against Insaaf Trust Trustee Zaman over banned party funding.
