NAB Rawalpindi summons PTI chief again

RAWALPINDI: Though he skipped the appearance on May 18, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi on Friday again sent out summon for PTI Chairman Imran Khan for May 23 in the 190 million pound corruption case.

The anti-graft watchdog had summoned the former prime minister in connection with an investigation related to the £190m settlement from the UK.

According to media reports, Khan’s lawyers advised him not to appear before NAB in-person and, instead, submit a written response to the 20 questions asked in relation to the corruption case. 

In a five-page written response submitted to the anti-graft body, the PTI chief informed the corruption watchdog that he was in Lahore and has been seeking bail in multiple cases which is why he does not have the time to join the investigation.

“I may, however, add here that all the allegations made by you in the subject Call Up Notice are absolutely false, frivolous and concocted, and based on deliberate misconception of law and facts, and baseless conjectures and surmises. No case of corruption or corrupt practice is made not from the facts and circumstances existing on the record, rather the entire object of initiating the inquiry and investigation in the case is politically motivated and, to say the least, is based on facts extraneous to law,” the PTI chief told NAB.

It may be noted that NAB had arrested Khan on may 9 in connection with the same case when he appeared in Islamabad High Court in connection with other cases. The higher judiciary later ordered his release.