ISLAMABAD: Acting Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar on Tuesday turned down a request to register the Al-Qadir Trust under the Charity Act, observing that the petition has become infructuous after the judgement in the \u00a3190m corruption reference.<\/p>\n
Accountability Court Judge Nasir Javed Rana had sentenced ex-PM Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, in the graft case to 14 and seven years imprisonment. As per the verdict, the \u201cproperty of the sham\u2026 Al-Qadir University Project Trust\u201d is forfeited to the government.<\/p>\n
The other accused namely Bahria Town owner Malik Riaz Hussain, his son Ahmed Ali Riaz Malik, former accountability czar Mirza Shahzad Akbar, former PM\u2019s aide Zulfiqar Bukhari, Farhat Shahzadi and Ziaul Mustafa Nasim have already been declared proclaimed offenders. Perpetual warrants for their arrest and orders for the confiscation of their properties have been issued.<\/p>\n
The petition seeking the registration of the trust was filed by Imran Khan and had been pending since October 2023.<\/p>\n
Justice Dogar said the court could not issue direction for Al-Qadir Trust\u2019s registration in the light of the accountability court\u2019s decision. He said sentences had already been passed in the Al-Qadir Trust case, with the trust being confiscated and placed under the Punjab government custody.<\/p>\n
Since the trust is under confiscation, the matter at hand lacks relevance until appeals are heard and the trial court\u2019s decision is nullified, the court observed.<\/p>\n
Al-Qadir Trust University\u2019s lawyer, Jahanzeb Sukhera, informed the bench that several applications related to the trust were also pending in the IHC. He requested time to consult with his client for further proceedings.<\/p>\n
In response, Justice Dogar questioned the admissibility of the application in light of the trial court\u2019s ruling but granted an adjournment in the case, giving more time to the lawyer. Subsequently, the court put off the case for one month, granting the petitioner\u2019s lawyer the opportunity to present further arguments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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