The UK’s National Crime Agency fined Malik Riaz £140 million, and that amount was sent back to Pakistan, but it was given to the Supreme Court as part of Malik Riaz’s settlement over the Bahria Town scandal case instead of being used for the country’s benefit. The UK government froze GBP 190 million in assets belonging to Malik Riaz, saying they were proceeds of corruption from Pakistan. Malik Riaz agreed to settle the case by giving up those assets, and the Pakistan government was entitled to receive them.
Imran Khan and the PTI Cabinet agreed to let this money be used to pay off the Bahria Town Karachi fine owed by Malik Riaz, and in return, Malik Riaz gifted land worth billions to a trust owned by Imran Khan and Bushra. This is clear proof of bribery. The Supreme Court allowed public money to be used to pay off Malik Riaz’s fine, and when applications were filed seeking details of money paid by Malik Riaz and the actual boundaries of Bahria Town Karachi, the Registrar said it was confidential.
Now the PDM government has initiated a case against Imran Khan for taking bribes from an unnamed “property tycoon,” but they dare not implicate Malik Riaz. The media also reports the whole story without mentioning Malik Riaz’s name. It seems that nearly all the actors involved are only interested in using the cloak of accountability to further their vested interests.
