ISLAMABAD : The Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) suffered a serious setback on June 11 when its leaders got to know that the judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) who was scheduled to hear the petition filed by the party founding leader , Imran Khan, and his spouse , Bushra Bibi—for undoing of their sentences in £ 190 million corruption case was on leave and hence the case will be postponed for some other day.
PTI was expecting the release of Imran Khan and his wife –Bushra Bibi– who are convicted in Al-Qadir Trust case of bungling of £ 190 million surrendered by Malik Riaz of Bahria Town to National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom (UK).
Malik Riaz , once Pakistan’s untouchable and now at large and wanted in multiple cases of corruption, murders and land grabbing in Pakistan is hiding in Dubai to avoid his arrest in this case.
A court of Islamabad had sentenced PTI leader– Imran Khan and his wife– Bushra Bibi– for conveyancing with Malik Riaz to adjust his surrendered money in UK against his outstanding of Karachi Bahria land grabbing case of Karachi.
Since Malik Riaz was a blue-eyed of PPP top leadership, he was facilitated to grab some 50000 acre land of the provincial government of Sindh in mid 20s . Malik Riaz had least idea that he will be held accountable for land grabbing in Karachi in Sindh at some later stage . He for decades kept on looting the people in the name of his Bahria Town plot allotments , but there was no authority which could dare to question his plundering and looting the people in the name of plot selling . He was buying every ruler of Pakistan as with no exception they have unbridled lust for money. Every ruler got his share in Malik Riaz’s looting and hence he was a money-making machine for top rulers of Pakistan. He knew the art of pleasing many in powerful establishment of Pakistan. He had plots and money and other “SERVICES’ for everyone in the power in Pakistan and his formula of sharing looted money for making more looted money worked well for at least three decades. In these 30 years or even more, Malik Riaz had reached to the height of his dirty business. By early 20s he had established strong links to many senior officials in civil and military establishment , politician , mediapersons and even judges . The courts in this country have become subservient to Malik Riaz and he could buy any decision from any court of Pakistan at any stage. There was no media house in Pakistan which could write or report any story of his plundering in Pakistan.
There is a famous proverb that Man proposes , God disposes and the same turned true in the case of Malik Riaz. He travelled to UK with his family in 2016 with £ 100 million In his possession . This laundered money which was otherwise a huge amount was nothing for Malik Riaz. NEWSMAN sources claim that Malik Riaz laundered billions of dollars from Pakistan in the last one decade and his this dirty business was in the notice of decision-makers in Pakistan . Malik Riaz , as per NEWSMAN investigations , was doing the same for years. He could laundered money at will . Every institution of Pakistan , which was supposed to keep an eye on Malik Riaz , was on his pay role or in the list of beneficiary of Bahria Town so there was literally no hurdle in Malik Riaz’s way to use his leisure trips to Dubai and UK for laundering of money as much as he wanted. But as it’s a common saying that every shrewd and cunning person traps in ultimate web. In mid 2916 trip to UK , Malik Riaz and his entire family turned a trap for him and his family as everyone member of his family accompanying him to UK was made for snap checking by the National Crime Agency (NCA) as his £ 100 million in the UK had rung alarm bells for his illegal activity of money laundering and NCA wanted to investigate Pakistan’s otherwise the most powerful; property tycoon to know what was his source of income for his $ 190 million money in question.
Malik Riaz and his family had no proof for this money as it was purely plundered money of Pakistani nation. NCA had two optioned for Malik Riaz after its initial investigations. One , to surrender the money which could be returned to Pakistan or face the case trial and prove that his money in question was legal and not laundered from Pakistan. Malik Riaz has a sharp mind he knew the second option could bring more problems for him and his family in the future so he opted to surrender looted and laundering money . As per NCA laws, money surrendered by Malik Riaz was to be returned to Pakistan and it was to be deposited in the national treasury of Pakistan, but shrewd Malik Riaz played a new trick here . He made a plan to got adjusted this money surrendered before NCA of UK against his outstanding of Bahria Town Karachi. At this stage Imran Khan and his wife –Bushra Bibi –came in to play a role to deceive Pakistan of $ 190 million .
As prime minister , Imran Khan assigned the task to Shahzad Akbar, who was his advisor on Accountability, to find some ways to divert NCA returned money for adjustment against outstanding against Bahria Town Karachi . To protect his skin and use the official position for defrauding Pakistan of $ 190 million , Imran Khan as prime minister directed Fawad Chaudhary his another trusted political aide and federal minister to present the case of £ 190 million for adjustment against Bahria Town Karachi before the cabinet. Fawad Chaudary , who was considered very close minister to Bushra Bibi did his job as it could prove his more loyal to Bushra Bibi who was actively involved in the entire process of handling of £ 190 million for satiating her lust for ill-gotton money. The federal cabinet stamped the fraud in one of its meetings. Some media reports later revealed that perhaps one or two ministers of Imran Khan’s cabinet questioned the approval of the money and its adjustment against outstanding of Bahria Town Karachi , but there voices remained unheard as Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi had no habit of listening to dissenting voices. The case of Al -Qadir Trust aimed at defrauding Pakistan of $ 190 million surrendered by Malik Riaz is a unique and novel by all means as it had direct link to Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) .
Then chief justice –Mr Saqib Nisar was a major character to this fraud , but since there is no precedent in Pakistan to question any judge junior or senior Saqib Nasir is going scot-free in this case. He played a key role in defrauding Pakistan of its legal money by permitting parking of Pakistan’s money of £ 190 million in SCP’s account. Will any court take a courage to investigate Saqib Nisar who is still alive and living in this country as a “Respectable” retired judge in this case.bIf Pakistan wants to prove its legal credibility the court hearing this case should stand to inquire Sahib Nisar as if under which law he permitted deposit of Pakistan’s legal money of £ 190 million surrendered by Malik Riaz into the account of SCP?.
PTI wants the release of his “Innocent” leader—Imran Khan and his “Spiritual” spouse –Bushra Bibi in this case. Actually, PTI wants to see Imran Khan and his wife over and above the rule of law of Pakistan. The leadership of PTI must understand that This is a country where powerful like Imran Khan can delay the process of justice , but can not brush it a side permanently.
