Overview
- A special court sitting at Adiala Jail convicted both of criminal breach of trust and corruption, awarding 10 years under Section 409 of the penal code plus seven years under anti-corruption laws.
- The court imposed fines of about Rs16.4 million on each convict and credited prior detention toward the sentence.
- Prison officials said the verdict was implemented inside Adiala and Bushra Bibi’s bail lapsed, while the government said the new term will follow Khan’s existing 14-year land graft sentence.
- Prosecutors presented records including a valuation letter obtained via Bulgari in Italy and testimony from a private appraiser who alleged pressure to undervalue a 2021 jewellery set linked to the Saudi crown prince.
- PTI and defence lawyers denounced the process as politically motivated and said the decision was delivered without their presence, as authorities deployed heavy security for anticipated protests in Rawalpindi and across Punjab.