The Islamabad High Court has fixed 18 November 2026 for the hearing of the appeals filed by PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi against their convictions in the £190 million case, also known as the Al-Qadir Trust case.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif will hear the appeals, and the court has sought arguments from the lawyers of both sides, according to reports.
The appeals challenge the sentences handed down by an accountability court in January 2025, when Imran Khan was sentenced to 14 years in prison and Bushra Bibi to seven years in the £190 million case. The accountability court’s verdict, delivered on 17 January 2025, remains the subject of the appeals now listed before the high court.
In a related development, the Federal Constitutional Court earlier dismissed Bushra Bibi’s appeal seeking suspension of her sentence. In a written three-page order, Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan held that the appeal was filed 61 days late, and her request to condone the delay was also rejected.
At the previous hearing, the Islamabad High Court ordered a one-hour meeting in jail between the couple and their lawyers, Salman Safdar and Latif Khosa, and directed that the paper books of the case be prepared. The court said arguments should begin at the next hearing, and the proceedings were adjourned.
The paper books are the compiled record of the case, including the trial court’s judgment and the material relied upon during the trial, which the bench uses during the hearing of an appeal. Their preparation is a routine step before arguments begin in an appeal against a conviction.
The £190 million case centres on the Al-Qadir Trust, and the appeals will now be taken up for arguments on 18 November. The division bench will hear the arguments of the lawyers for the appellants as well as the other side before deciding the appeals.
The outcome of the hearing is awaited by both sides, as the appeals seek to overturn the convictions recorded by the accountability court. The court has not yet indicated how long the arguments are expected to continue.
