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Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan's counsel seeks adjournment in Al Qadir case
Counsel for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi sought an adjournment in the 190 million-pound Al Qadir case a day before the high court hearing. Khan and Bushra had been sentenced in the case last year and challenged their sentences; earlier this week the IHC rejected petitions seeking suspension of those sentences.
Why It Matters
The case remains a high-profile legal battle involving a former prime minister, with continued challenges to convictions and sentences.
Timeline
3 Events
Counsel seeks adjournment for main appeals
May 6, 2026
Barrister Salman Safdar, Salman Akram Raja, and Sarmad Muneeb filed an application saying they were not authorised to argue the main appeals against the conviction and sought an adjournment for the main appeals, which were fixed for hearing on Thursday (May 7, 2026).
IHC rejects suspensions petitions
May 6, 2026
Islamabad High Court rejected Khan and Bushra's petitions seeking the suspension of their sentences in the Al Qadir case earlier this week.
Khan and Bushra sentenced in Al-Qadir case
2025
Khan and Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 14 and seven years in jail respectively in the Al Qadir case last year.