<p>Islamabad: Bushra Bibi, wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, may find herself in serious trouble in the near future, including being jailed in an alleged corruption case, a media report said on Saturday.</p>.<p> The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is cross-checking certain pieces of “evidence” pertaining to some financial transactions that Bushra Bibi allegedly received, <em>The News International</em> newspaper reported.</p>.<p> The anti-graft watchdog received some fresh evidence, which, if confirmed, will change Bibi's status from a “witness” to “accused”, sources were quoted as saying by the newspaper.</p>.<p> They added that apart from becoming an accused of the NAB, Bibi, 49, may be arrested as well.</p>.Pakistan court orders return of former PM Nawaz Sharif's seized property, assets.<p> Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chairman was arrested in August this year after a case was filed against him for disclosing a secret diplomatic cable (cipher) sent by the country’s embassy in Washington in March last year.</p>.<p> Meanwhile, the NAB has also accelerated its probe towards the conclusion of Khan's alleged corruption cases - Toshakhana and the UK’s NCA (National Crime Agency) GBP 190 million, also known as the Al-Qadir Trust case.</p>.<p> According to the sources, the NAB may soon conclude these probes and decide about the filing of cases.</p>.<p> The accountability bureau has also summoned Bibi and her close aide, Farah Shahzadi, on November 13 in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case, the Dawn newspaper reported.</p>.<p> On Thursday, news about the alleged corruption by Shahzadi was reported by different TV channels, quoting government sources.</p>.<p> It was claimed that Shahzadi's declared and non-declared assets had grown by a staggering Rs 4,520 million from 2017 to 2020.</p>.<p> “The government sources released a public report on Thursday, alleging Farah Gogi (Shahzadi) did massive corruption during the PTI government," it was reported.</p>.<p> The media reported that after the UK’s National Crime Agency returned the GBP 190 million to the PTI government in December 2019, Shahzadi got land measuring 240-kanal (almost 0.12 sq km) registered in her name in return for that money in July 2021.</p>.<p> This precious land was transferred to Shahzadi allegedly as a bribe, the report said, adding in return for that bribe, the PTI government did not pursue a damages case worth Rs 460 billion against a real estate tycoon.</p>.<p> Later, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) party's Deputy Secretary-General Atta Tarar held a detailed press conference on Shahzadi's alleged corruption and linked her with Khan and Bibi.</p>.<p> The latest report leaked to the media and the follow-up press conferences on the subject by the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party are a prelude to some added problems for Khan.</p>.<p> Khan, 71, served as prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to April 2022.</p>
<p>Islamabad: Bushra Bibi, wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, may find herself in serious trouble in the near future, including being jailed in an alleged corruption case, a media report said on Saturday.</p>.<p> The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is cross-checking certain pieces of “evidence” pertaining to some financial transactions that Bushra Bibi allegedly received, <em>The News International</em> newspaper reported.</p>.<p> The anti-graft watchdog received some fresh evidence, which, if confirmed, will change Bibi's status from a “witness” to “accused”, sources were quoted as saying by the newspaper.</p>.<p> They added that apart from becoming an accused of the NAB, Bibi, 49, may be arrested as well.</p>.Pakistan court orders return of former PM Nawaz Sharif's seized property, assets.<p> Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chairman was arrested in August this year after a case was filed against him for disclosing a secret diplomatic cable (cipher) sent by the country’s embassy in Washington in March last year.</p>.<p> Meanwhile, the NAB has also accelerated its probe towards the conclusion of Khan's alleged corruption cases - Toshakhana and the UK’s NCA (National Crime Agency) GBP 190 million, also known as the Al-Qadir Trust case.</p>.<p> According to the sources, the NAB may soon conclude these probes and decide about the filing of cases.</p>.<p> The accountability bureau has also summoned Bibi and her close aide, Farah Shahzadi, on November 13 in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case, the Dawn newspaper reported.</p>.<p> On Thursday, news about the alleged corruption by Shahzadi was reported by different TV channels, quoting government sources.</p>.<p> It was claimed that Shahzadi's declared and non-declared assets had grown by a staggering Rs 4,520 million from 2017 to 2020.</p>.<p> “The government sources released a public report on Thursday, alleging Farah Gogi (Shahzadi) did massive corruption during the PTI government," it was reported.</p>.<p> The media reported that after the UK’s National Crime Agency returned the GBP 190 million to the PTI government in December 2019, Shahzadi got land measuring 240-kanal (almost 0.12 sq km) registered in her name in return for that money in July 2021.</p>.<p> This precious land was transferred to Shahzadi allegedly as a bribe, the report said, adding in return for that bribe, the PTI government did not pursue a damages case worth Rs 460 billion against a real estate tycoon.</p>.<p> Later, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) party's Deputy Secretary-General Atta Tarar held a detailed press conference on Shahzadi's alleged corruption and linked her with Khan and Bibi.</p>.<p> The latest report leaked to the media and the follow-up press conferences on the subject by the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party are a prelude to some added problems for Khan.</p>.<p> Khan, 71, served as prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to April 2022.</p>