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Pak court grants bail to PM Shehbaz's daughter Rabia Imran and husband in mega graft case
A Lahore special court granted interim pre-arrest bail to Rabia Imran and Imran Yousaf until May 7 after they appeared with counsel following their return from the UK. The ruling also restrained the FIA from arresting them until that date. The development follows an accountability court's suspension of perpetual arrest warrants issued in 2022; PM Shehbaz Sharif was also named in the case but acquitted on lack of evidence.
Why It Matters
The bail decision occurs in a high-profile corruption case involving family of a sitting prime minister, reflecting ongoing legal proceedings and tensions between political parties and anti-corruption agencies in Pakistan.
Timeline
5 Events
PM Shehbaz acquitted in the case
April 28, 2026
PM Shehbaz Sharif was nominated in this corruption case but has been acquitted because of a lack of evidence.
Bail granted to Rabia Imran and Imran Yousaf
April 28, 2026
A special court in Lahore granted interim pre-arrest bail to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's daughter Rabia Imran and her husband Imran Yousaf until May 7. Judge Ashfaq Ahmed allowed the bail as the couple appeared before the court with their counsel after arriving from the United Kingdom, where they had gone in 2022 to evade arrest. The court also restrained the Federal Investigation Agency from arresting them until May 7.
Accountability court suspends perpetual warrants
April 21, 2026
The accountability court suspended the perpetual arrest warrants issued against Rabia Imran and Imran Yousaf in 2022.
Couple fled to the United Kingdom in 2022
2022
The PM's daughter Rabia Imran and her husband Imran Yousaf fled to the United Kingdom in 2022 to evade arrest, after which they were declared proclaimed offenders.
Warrants issued against them in 2022
2022
Perpetual arrest warrants were issued against Rabia Imran and Imran Yousaf in 2022 during the tenure of the Imran Khan government.