Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been summoned in a corruption case associated to the acquisition of over 5,000 kanals (625 acres) of land at throwaway costs via fraud within the nation’s Punjab province.
The Anti-Corruption Institution (ACE) in Punjab has despatched summonses to Khan, his sister Uzma Khan and her husband Ahad Majeed within the Layyah land corruption case, a spokesperson of the ACE mentioned on Saturday.
The 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief has been requested to look on the ACE headquarters on June 19, whereas Uzma and her husband have been knowledgeable to current themselves earlier than the ACE DG Khan, The Specific Tribune newspaper reported.
Earlier, Khan was summoned by the ACE on June 16 however he didn’t seem earlier than it. The summons was affixed at Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore, it mentioned.
The ACE has clear proof of Khan’s involvement within the Layyah corruption scandal, the spokesperson mentioned, including that strain was exerted on income officers of Bani Gala Khan’s residence in Islamabad for unlawful switch of land.
Uzma is accused of alleged fraud within the buy of 5,261-kanal of land in Layyah district, reportedly value billions of rupees, for a mere Rs 130 million. The ACE mentioned that an FIR had been registered in opposition to the couple.
In keeping with the spokesperson, the land was purchased in 2021-22 via fraud, and Uzma and Majeed made a faux land switch of their names.
The market worth of the land was about Rs 6 billion, he mentioned, including that the acquisition was made when the Asian Improvement Financial institution (ADB) introduced support for the Higher Thal Canal venture aimed toward irrigating barren lands via Thal Canal.
The spokesperson mentioned Uzma had prior information of the venture and the couple pressured the landowners to promote their land to them.
The landowners have filed complaints in opposition to Uzma and others for forcibly shopping for their land, he mentioned.
The ACE mentioned final week the suspect, utilizing political affect, snatched 5000-kanal land from the native individuals who had been residing there for a few years.
The spokesperson mentioned the function of different officers concerned within the fraud can be investigated.
Khan was booked within the Layyah land corruption case on Sunday.
The whole variety of circumstances in opposition to him has now swelled to over 140 following his ouster because the prime minister of Pakistan in April final yr.
Khan’s circumstances principally relate to terrorism, inciting the general public to violence, arson assaults, blasphemy, tried homicide, corruption and fraud.
The cricketer-turned-politician was ousted from energy after shedding a no-confidence vote in his management, which he alleged was a part of a US-led conspiracy focusing on him for his unbiased overseas coverage on Russia, China and Afghanistan.
