LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his sister Dr Uzma Khan did not appear before the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Friday in a land case.

Dr Uzma and her husband, Ahad Majeed Niazi, have been booked for allegedly buying 5,261 kanal land in the Nawan Kot area of tehsil Chaubara in Layyah district at cheaper rates through fraud and political pressure.

According to the FIR, Dr Uzma and her husband had bought the land at a cost of Rs130 million, while its actual price was Rs6 billion. The land was located near the site of the Greater Thal Canal project

The PTI chairman is co-accused for allegedly helping his sister by using his office as the prime minister.

“Imran Khan, Uzma Khan and Ahad Majid were summoned for Friday to record their statements in the land fraud case but none of them turned up,” an ACE spokesperson said, adding they would be summoned again soon.

While Dr Uzma and her husband skipped the appearance before the ACE, they appeared in an anti-corruption court in Dera Ghazi Khan to seek interim bail in the case.

They were granted bail till June 27, Dr Uzma’s counsel Malik Iqbal Saqib Advocate confirmed while talking to Dawn.

Tariq Saeed Birmani in Dera Ghazi Khan also contributed to this report

Published in Dawn, June 17th, 2023

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