LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has re-summoned PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his sister Dr Uzma Khan in a land fraud case for Monday (tomorrow).

An ACE team on Saturday displayed the notice at the residences of former premier Khan and his sister in Zaman Park. Imran Khan, Uzma Khan and her husband Ahad Majid were summoned for last Friday to record their statements in the land fraud case but none of them turned up. The ACE re-summoned them for June 19 to join the investigation.

Dr Uzma and her husband, Ahad Majeed Niazi, have been booked for allegedly buying 5,261 kanal land in the Nawan Kot area of tehsil Chaubara in Layyah district at cheaper rates through fraud and political pressure.

According to the FIR, Dr Uzma and her husband had bought the land at a cost of Rs130 million, while its actual price was Rs6 billion.

The land was located along the route of the Greater Thal Canal project meant to feed Layyah, Bhakkar and Jhang .

The PTI chairman is co-accused for allegedly helping his sister by using his office as the prime minister. Dr Uzma and her husband are on bail till June 27 in this case.

Published in Dawn, June 18th, 2023