Overview
- On Thursday the Islamabad High Court directed the Advocate General to arrange meetings within seven days so Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi can sign vakalatnamas (powers of attorney) for their appeals.
- Defence counsel Barrister Salman Safdar told the court he had been repeatedly denied access to both clients at Adiala Jail and lacks the signed documents and instructions needed to prosecute the appeals.
- The bench told the NAB and the jail authorities to facilitate the paperwork even after a NAB prosecutor said vakalatnamas were not the bureau’s responsibility.
- The IHC has scheduled the main appeals in the £190 million Al‑Qadir Trust reference for the last week of June, making the seven‑day order central to meeting appellate deadlines.
- The Al‑Qadir Trust reference alleges misuse of repatriated UK funds and land donations, Imran denies any personal gain, and the case sits alongside parallel prosecutions and a separate FIA challan that together complicate the legal picture for the jailed couple.