ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Friday challenging the punishment handed down to party founder, Imran Khan, and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
“We will challenge this verdict in the superior courts,” vowed Omar Ayub, the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and a senior PTI leader, during a press conference in Islamabad.
In a press conference alongside Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar asserted that the case followed the law and that a religion card had been used in the proceedings.
The information minister said that it was an “open-and-shut case” and the verdict was based on merit.
Minister Ata pointed out that Khan, the former prime minister, had failed to present concrete evi-dence in court, leading to his conviction. He stressed that despite the defence counsel’s political ap-proach to the case, the court’s decision was firmly grounded in the facts presented.
“The defence lawyer was unable to prove innocence, and the case demonstrated clear corruption and bribery,” Ata said, adding that the sentence had been delivered following legal requirements and on merit.
For his part, Law Minister Azam confirmed that Imran Khan has the right to appeal the conviction. –Agencies
