Why Pakistan authorities are trying to arrest Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi

Bushra Bibi and Imran Khan (Picture credit: ANI)

Pakistani authorities are seeking to arrest Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, for failing to appear in court in an alleged corruption case involving 190 million pounds.
Authorities attempted to arrest Bibi at her residence in Peshawar on November 23, but the attempt was unsuccessful as she was not present when the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team and police arrived, according to a PTI report.
An accountability court issued non-bailable warrants for Bibi on November 22 after she missed eight court hearings. The warrants led the NAB to dispatch a team to arrest her. Bibi currently resides in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where Khan’s political party, PTI, holds power.
Both Khan and Bibi face accusations of misusing 50 billion Pakistani Rupees (190 million pounds). These funds, originally returned to Pakistan by the UK’s national crime agency in a settlement with a property tycoon, were allegedly meant for the national treasury. Instead, authorities claim they were used for the personal benefit of the businessman who helped Bibi and Khan establish a university.
Bibi, a trustee of the Al-Qadir Trust, is accused of benefiting from the settlement and acquiring 458 kanals of land for Al-Qadir University in Jhelum. Last month, she was granted bail after nine months in custody related to a separate case known as the Toshakhana case.