Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi remain incarcerated at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. They were sentenced on December 20, 2025, to 17 years in prison in the Toshakhana-II case. In January 2025, an Islamabad accountability court sentenced Imran Khan to 14 years and Bushra Bibi to seven years in prison in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case.
In her application, Bushra Bibi said her “serious and progressive” eye condition required an urgent hearing, warning that further delays could threaten her remaining eyesight and overall health.
The petition stated that the 54-year-old was currently serving a seven-year rigorous imprisonment sentence imposed on January 17, 2025.
According to the application, Bushra was diagnosed with Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD) in her right eye on March 28 and later developed a “black curtain” in her vision, followed by acute deterioration. She was declared an “ocular emergency” and underwent surgery at Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital on April 16.
A medical examination conducted at the jail on July 24 reportedly detected new opacity and PVD “in progress” in her previously unaffected left eye. She subsequently underwent further examinations at Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital on July 29 and August 5.
“In view of the serious and progressive nature of the applicant’s ocular condition, the matter is of an urgent nature and warrants expeditious fixation and hearing at the earliest,” the application stated.
Bushra’s appeal was filed before the FCC on July 31 but had not been scheduled for hearing by the time she filed the latest application.
“Despite the lapse of one month & sixteen days from the date of filing until the present date, the Applicant’s Appeal has neither been fixed nor taken up for hearing even once before this Honourable Court,” the petition said.
The application also highlighted delays before the Islamabad High Court (IHC), where Bushra’s plea seeking suspension of her sentence remained pending for more than 15 months. The case was reportedly fixed for hearing 16 times before being dismissed on April 30.
The petition said Bushra had already suffered “grave and irreversible prejudice” during the proceedings, including developing a serious eye condition and undergoing surgery on one eye.
It also referred to a medical report submitted by the superintendent of Adiala Jail to the Supreme Court on August 15, detailing Bushra’s treatment and subsequent medical examinations.
“Continued delay in fixation directly imperils the Applicant’s health and eyesight, as is demonstrably evident from the deterioration already suffered on account of the delay before the learned IHC,” the petition stated.
According to the application, when the proceedings before the IHC and FCC are considered together, Bushra’s request for suspension of sentence and her subsequent appeal have remained undecided for approximately 19 months.
The petition further argued that Bushra’s role in the case was limited to aiding and abetting and did not involve “any primary or substantive act constituting the gravamen of the offence”.
“The instant application is confined to the limited question of delay in adjudication of the applicant’s request for suspension of sentence, and does not require this Honourable court to undertake any detailed examination of the merits of the main appeal,” it said.
The petition added that the matter could be resolved through a short hearing without placing an undue burden on the court.
The application maintained that the delay was not attributable to Bushra or anyone acting on her behalf, noting that she remained in custody while awaiting the scheduling of her appeal.
Bushra asked the FCC to fix the matter for hearing during the week commencing September 21, arguing that the prolonged and unexplained delay had already caused “grave prejudice” to her.
According to the application, she was convicted under Section 9(a)(xii) of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, on charges of aiding, assisting and abetting.
Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi are facing the £190 million graft case linked to the Al-Qadir Trust, a welfare organisation they established in 2018. The trust operates a university outside Islamabad focused on spirituality and Islamic teachings.
Prosecutors allege that the trust was used as a front to receive land worth millions of dollars from a real estate tycoon. The government has claimed that the donations were linked to Imran Khan’s administration using repatriated UK funds to settle fines against the businessman instead of depositing the money into Pakistan’s treasury.
Imran Khan has denied wrongdoing and maintained that neither he nor his wife benefited financially from the trust or related transactions.
In his written response to the IHC, he described the case as politically motivated and alleged that a corruption reference involving Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz led to a fabricated case against Bushra Bibi.
He also challenged the prosecution’s evidence, pointed to inconsistencies in witness statements and accused the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of destroying key records related to political leaders.
Imran has argued that amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999, protect cabinet decisions from prosecution unless there is evidence of personal gain. The IHC has acknowledged the “substance” of this argument and directed the trial court to consider it while deciding the case.
He later filed a civil miscellaneous application before the IHC seeking a hearing of his appeals against the accountability court’s verdict convicting him and Bushra Bibi in the £190 million case.
