The banking court in Islamabad on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the foreign funding case against the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and other accused until September 7, after the court was informed that scrutiny of the charge sheet had been completed.
The case was presented in the court of Judge Abdul Ghafoor Kakar. Special Prosecutor, Wasiq Malik appeared before the court and informed the bench that scrutiny of the charge sheet in the foreign funding case had been completed by the Registrar’s Office. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered a foreign funding case against the PTI founder and other accused, with the charge sheet running to 57 pages and naming 11 accused in total, including the PTI founder as the principal accused.
Separately, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday recorded the statements of four prosecution witnesses in a case pertaining to the martyrdom of four Rangers personnel during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest on November 26, 2024.
Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the case, with Prosecutor Raja Naveed Hussain Kiyani appearing before the court on behalf of the prosecution. The statements of the witnesses were formally recorded, after which the court adjourned the proceedings until July 16.
The trial is currently proceeding only in respect of the main accused, Hashim Abbasi. The prosecution has provided a list of over 30 witnesses in the case. Abbasi was arrested after being accused of running over the Rangers personnel with a vehicle during the protest. His post-arrest bail was approved in March 2025, with the court observing that prima facie there was a case for further inquiry against him.