Pakistan’s high court will hear former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi’s plea challenging their convictions in the Al Qadir Trust corruption case. They were sentenced over allegations linked to land received by a welfare organization. Khan has denied receiving any financial benefit from the trust or related transactions. The hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
A special court in Panchkula discharged former CBI judge Sudhir Parmar and four others in a 2023 corruption case after ruling the prosecution couldn’t produce legally admissible evidence. The court rejected key electronic material including audio recordings and WhatsApp chats, and dismissed claims of judicial favouritism and quid pro quo. Criminal proceedings have now been halted.
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