PTI Chairman Imran Khan\u2019s wife, Bushra Bibi, on Wednesday responded to a notice issued to her by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Al-Qadir Trust case and said that she did not have information about the settlement between the United Kingdom\u2019s National Crime Agency and property tycoon Malik Riaz.<\/p>\n
The accountability watchdog had directed Bushra Bibi and the PTI chief to appear before its Rawalpindi office along with documents pertaining to the registration, donations and other details of the Al-Qadir University on June 7 (today).<\/p>\n
The Al-Qadir Trust case alleges that the PTI chief and his wife obtained billions of rupees and land worth hundreds of kanals from Bahria Town Ltd for legalising Rs50 billion that was identified and returned to the country by the UK during the previous PTI government.<\/p>\n
In her reply, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, she said that the PTI chief had requested the bureau to shift the hearing to June 8 (tomorrow) as he was already scheduled to appear before the Islamabad High Court and an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad.<\/p>\n
Highlighting that she observes \u201cstrict purdah (veil) and would like to be accompanied by my husband when I travel to Islamabad\u201d, Bushra Bibi requested the accountability bureau to shift her NAB appearance to Thursday.<\/p>\n
Bushra Bibi further said that the \u201cdonations made to Al-Qadir University Project Trust were not \u2018disguised under the garb of donations\u2019, rather they are genuine donations, made bona fide exclusively for the benefit of Al-Qadir University Project Trust\u201d.<\/p>\n
She asserted that \u201call donations made by Bahria Town Ltd (including land, building, funds, etc) are for the exclusive use and benefit of the Al-Qadir University Project Trust and not for the use or benefit in any manner of any individual, including the trustees\u201d.<\/p>\n
She said the NAB was \u201cduty bound to identify and particularise the information sought from\u201d her as well as state the connection between the details and her involvement in the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no personal knowledge of, nor was I privy to any matter relating to the proceedings between the UK\u2019s NCA and Malik Riaz family, or the terms of settlement between NCA and Malik Riaz family pursuant to the said proceedings, or the repatriation of funds from the UK to Pakistan, or the proceedings of the Federal Cabinet and the decision taken by it on Dec 3, 2019,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She said that there was \u201cno such land, cash, gift or any valuable thing given to me or, as far as my information goes, to any other trustee, by Malik Riaz Hussain or any of his family member\/ Bahria Town Ltd\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cKindly note that I have not made any donations to the trust,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Regarding the documents sought by the NAB, Bushra Bibi said they were with the trust\u2019s chief financial officer, who told her he had already submitted the certified copies of the documents to the accountability watchdog on May 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PTI Chairman Imran Khan\u2019s wife, Bushra Bibi, on Wednesday responded to a notice issued to her by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Al-Qadir Trust case and said that she did not have information about the settlement between the United Kingdom\u2019s National Crime Agency and property tycoon Malik Riaz. The accountability watchdog had directed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[8181],"class_list":{"0":"post-336036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-bushra-bibi"},"yoast_head":"\n