RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has ordered the unfreezing of bank accounts belonging to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) and Namal University. The order was issued during the hearing of a case against PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan.
ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah gave the directive after the prosecution said it had no objection to reopening the accounts.
During the proceedings, related to the November 26 PTI protest case, Prosecutor Zaheer Shah told the court that Aleema Khan’s CNIC number had been forwarded to the State Bank with a request to freeze her personal accounts. However, the State Bank also froze all accounts linked to the same CNIC, including those belonging to SKMT and Namal University.
After hearing both sides, the court ordered the unfreezing of four SKMT accounts as well as the accounts of Namal University.
The decision comes shortly after SKMT clarified that the majority of its bank accounts were functioning normally, despite reports about closures affecting donations.
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In a statement on X, SKMT said only a few accounts had restrictions, and assured that patient care and treatment services were continuing without any interruption.
The Trust thanked the public for their “strong trust” in its work of providing free cancer treatment to more than 75% of its patients across Pakistan.
SKMT is a charitable organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. It was founded by imprisoned PTI founder Imran Khan and runs major cancer hospitals in Lahore and Peshawar, while a third hospital is being built in Karachi.
