A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) official confirmed news agency PTI that said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan has been arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case which is about the setting up of Al-Qadir University for Sufism in the 2019 Sohawa area of Jhelum district of Punjab.
The Al-Qadir Trust case pertains to charges against Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, and other leaders of his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf around the establishment of Al-Qadir University.
The case is related to an alleged settlement between his government and a property tycoon, which led to a loss of 50 billion rupees to the weak economy of Pakistan.
His arrest warrants were issued today morning and subsequently he is arrested, he said. The warrant said that Khan was accused of corruption and corrupt practice.
The leaders of the PTI are also accused of getting undue benefit in the form of over 458 kanals of land at Mouza Bakrala, Sohawa, to establish Al Qadir University.
Imran Khan is facing 121 cases across Pakistan, including for committing treason and blasphemy and inciting violence and terrorism.
The list states that 31 cases have been registered against Khan in the federal capital and 30 cases and call-up notices have been issued in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province.
These cases are related to various charges like treason, blasphemy, committing and inciting violence, and terrorism.
According to the list, 12 cases of terrorism have been registered against Imran in Lahore and 14 cases have been registered in Faisalabad. Some 22 terrorism cases have been registered against Imran Khan across the country.
An Islamabad court is set to indict him on May 10 in a case in which he allegedly hid the proceeds from the sale of state gifts.
