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Imran Khan Booked Over Land Scam, Total Cases Against Pakistani Leader Now 140

Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, was arrested on Sunday in a new case involving purchase of 5,000 kanals (625 acres) of land at throwaway prices through fraud in the Punjab province of the nation.

140 cases against Imran Khan

Following his resignation as Pakistan’s prime minister in April of last year, the total number of cases against the 70-year-old leader of  Pakistan has increased up to 140.

A new case filed by ACE

Most of the Khan’s cases are related to terrorism, instigating public disorder, arson attacks, blasphemy, attempted murder, corruption, and fraud. A new case was filed by Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) against Imran Khan.

Khan’s sister also booked

Former Prime Minister’s sister Uzma Khan and her Husband who was former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar have also been booked. The ACE said, “Khan and other suspects are accused of buying 5,261 kanals of expensive land in the Layyah district of Punjab at cheap rates. They bought the land at PKR 13 crores against the actual price of PKR 6 billion (600 crores).”

Uzma Khan Prime Suspect

Uzma Khan, and her husband, “snatched” 500 kanals of land from the locals by exerting political influence over them, said the ACE. Uzma and her husband managed to escape a raid that was carried out to arrest them on Sunday in Lahore’s Zaman Park neighbourhood, according to ACE. As the land (more than 5,000 acres) is in Uzma’s name, she is allegedly the prime suspect in the case.

Khan was ousted out of power in April 2017

Khan, a former cricketer who became a politician, was removed from office in April 2017 after losing a vote of no confidence in his leadership. Khan said that the vote was a part of a US-led plot to remove him from office because of his independent foreign policy decisions on Russia, China, and Afghanistan.

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