Reporting snapshot · 20 Feb 2026. The case is at the charge-sheet stage; no findings in the expanded investigation have been established.
What happened
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) decided on Friday to revise its charge sheet in the foreign funding case against former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan and others after adding two new suspects to the investigation.
The case was heard by the Islamabad Banking Court, where Judge Abdul Ghafoor Kakar summoned the PTI’s chief finance officer, Siraj Ahmed, and a private bank employee, Faisal Qazi, for questioning. Special prosecutor Wasiq Malik told the court that a partial charge sheet had already been submitted. “With the inclusion of two new suspects, we will submit a complete charge sheet instead of a supplementary one,” he said.
Malik sought 10 to 15 days to finalise the document. The court directed the FIA to submit the complete charge sheet by 5 March and granted interim bail to Ahmed and Qazi until that date. The next hearing is scheduled for 5 March.
Why it matters
The proceedings trace back to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s August 2022 verdict in the prohibited funding case, in which the commission ruled that PTI had received prohibited funding. The ECP said the party “knowingly and willfully” received $2.12 million from Wootton Cricket Limited, a company operated by businessman Arif Naqvi, and described PTI as a “willing recipient” of the funds.
The commission also cited donations from Bristol Engineering Services in the United Arab Emirates, E-Planet Trustees in the Cayman Islands, SS Marketing Manchester in the United Kingdom, and PTI USA LLC-6160 and PTI USA LLC-5975, which it said violated Pakistani laws. PTI has denied wrongdoing and maintains that the funds were legitimate contributions from Pakistanis living abroad.
The decision to expand rather than supplement the charge sheet keeps the case moving against the party’s jailed founder, who has been in prison since August 2023, and indicates investigators intend to name additional defendants before trial.
What is still uncertain
The two new suspects have been granted interim bail and no formal charges have been framed against them. It is not yet clear what evidence the FIA will include in the complete charge sheet, or whether further suspects will be added before the 5 March deadline. PTI continues to dispute the basis of the case.
Sources & reporting notes
This is a synthesis of published material, not eyewitness reporting. Sources were reviewed on 20 February 2026.
- Pakistan Today — "FIA to file revised charge sheet in PTI foreign funding case after adding two suspects"Published 20 Feb 2026 · The banking court hearing, prosecutor Wasiq Malik's submissions, the 5 March deadline and the ECP's 2022 findings.
- The Express Tribune — "Two more suspects included in PTI's foreign funding case"Published 20 Feb 2026 · Confirms the hearing, the two suspects, the interim bail and the next hearing date.
