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Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday said he may be arrested again if he visits an Islamabad court this week to join the probe into the Al Qadir Trust case. The former prime minister of Pakistan said the ruling coalition’s determination to remove him from the political scene stems from his fear of losing the 2019 general elections. He also accused former Pakistan army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa of trying to destabilize his government, saying he did not understand why the latter tried to do so.
“On Tuesday, I am going to appear in the Islamabad court for various bails and there is an 80 percent chance that I will be arrested,” the former prime minister said during an interview.
In reference to his party’s crackdown, the PTI chief said that over 10,000 workers, including the senior leadership and women, have been arrested.
Imran on Saturday informed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) that he can join the probe into the Al Qadir Trust case by 11 am on Tuesday. He urged NAB to confirm the aforesaid time for him to join the investigation in response to the anti-corruption watchdog’s call-up notice.
Imran Khan, who is out on bail till June 2, was recently arrested by Rangers personnel of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the Al-Qadir Trust case. Following Khan’s arrest, PTI workers held protests in cities across the country including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar and Mardan.
An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Friday granted pre-arrest bail to Imran Khan in three cases filed against the former prime minister of Pakistan after his arrest on May 9.
Geo News reported that Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and other PTI leaders are facing an NAB probe related to a deal between the PTI government and a property tycoon that allegedly caused a loss of 190 million pounds to the national exchequer Is.
According to the allegations, Khan and the other accused allegedly adjusted £50 billion – 190 million pounds at the time – sent to the government by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA), Geo News reported.
