£190 million Case: Passports of four including Malik Riaz, Farah Gogi blocked

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has blocked the passports of four individuals, including that of property tycoon Malik Riaz in the £190 million Case.

According to Interior Ministry officials, the passports of Malik Riaz, his son Ali Riaz, Farah Gogi and Shahzad Akbar have been blocked in the case pertaining to the £190 million most commonly known as the Al-Qadir trust case.

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The latest development follows the conviction of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the Al-Qadir Trust case last week. Business tycoon Malik Riaz and his son, also co-accused in the case, have been declared proclaimed offenders.

Last week, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) announced its intention to seek Riaz’s extradition, stating that investigations were underway against him and his associates for fraud, deceptive practices, and public deception.

The bureau accused Khan and Bushra Bibi of receiving billions of rupees and hundreds of kanals of land from Bahria Town in exchange for “legalising” illicit funds.

According to NAB’s reference, Malik Riaz’s son transferred 240 kanals of land to Farhat Shahzadi also known as Farah Gogi, while Zulfi Bukhari received land under a trust that, NAB claims, did not exist at the time of transfer.

Once a key figure in Pakistan’s power circles, Riaz is currently in the UAE, where he is working on his new project, Bahria Town Dubai—a luxury housing development now under NAB’s scrutiny.

I will not testify: Malik Riaz

Reacting to the bureau’s action, Riaz dismissed it as a “new demand for blackmail.”

“This was my decision yesterday, and it remains the same today. No matter how much pressure is exerted, Malik Riaz will not testify!” he declared on his X (Twitter) account.

He further asserted, “I will neither be used against anyone nor be blackmailed. God willing, the Dubai project will succeed and become a symbol of Pakistan worldwide.”

Also known as the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) scam, the Al-Qadir Trust case revolves around allegations of misuse of recovered assets, implicating Imran Khan and Malik Riaz in a high-profile legal battle.