Imran Khan, the founding chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), believes that his recent £190m conviction case is part of a political strategy to force him into a deal and has rejected any suggestion of negotiations or compromise.

During a media interaction outside the Adiala Jail, Imran’s sister Aleema Khan conveyed her brother’s position, stating that the PTI founding chairman had strongly rejected the idea of ​​a deal.

“He has no intention of making any deals. He has no intention of negotiating with the government. He will continue to face the cases against him no matter how long he stays in jail,” Aleema Khan noted.

Imran Khan’s comments were in response to his conviction in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case, in which both he and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were convicted. However, Khan believes the sentence is politically motivated and designed to break his resolve.

Aleema Khan further clarified that the decision had nothing to do with any ongoing negotiating committees.

She emphasized that her brother had advocated that the case be brought before higher courts where it could be thoroughly investigated.

She added that the case would reveal more facts as it continued through the legal system.

She also questioned the fairness of the legal process, pointing out that people like former President Asif Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif were not held accountable in similar cases. “Why are only Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi facing these charges?” she asked.

The PTI leadership has expressed confidence that the higher courts will offer a fair trial and give them an opportunity to present a detailed case.

Khan’s legal team is preparing to challenge the conviction, believing the case will shed light on alleged political bias within the justice system.

Aleema Khan also criticized the involvement of certain judges and referred to earlier concerns raised by the Supreme Court over judges such as Nasser Javed Rana, suggesting that the judicial environment in Pakistan is compromised by political influence.

PTI will challenge Al-Qadir Trust’s decision

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to challenge the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case verdict in the High Court on January 21 (Tuesday), saying the decision is “controversial” and party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi was “wrongfully” convicted.

PTI’s Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram confirmed on Sunday that the party would file an appeal to overturn what it termed a “cruel miscarriage of justice”.

Hoping that the names of PTI chief Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi would be cleared in the first hearing, he lamented the verdict as “a blatant travesty of justice driven by political motives and trumped-up charges”.

The decision to appeal followed a core committee meeting that reviewed the legal and political implications of the verdict amid ongoing negotiations with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

The committee endorsed party chairman Barrister Gohar Khan’s announcement that talks with the PML-N-led coalition would continue until the deadline for a government response to PTI’s demands.