Islamabad: Due to an order of Pakistani High Court, the distance between former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi has reduced. Yes, Islamabad High Court has transferred Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi from her private residence (which was declared a jail) to Adiala Jail. Imran Khan is also lodged in Adiala jail. Bushra himself had demanded to be sent to this jail. Earlier, 49-year-old Bushra Bibi was imprisoned in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder’s mansion Banigala in the suburbs of Islamabad after being convicted in two cases, while 71-year-old Imran Khan was lodged in the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Was placed in.
Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi had filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the decision to keep her in Banigala, demanding to be sent to Adiala jail. Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb had reserved his decision in the case last week. However, on Wednesday, the court accepted Bushra Bibi’s demand and transferred her to Adiala Jail.
Islamabad High Court in its order abolished Banigala sub-jail and ordered to transfer Bushra Bibi to Adiala jail. Bibi was taken to Adiala jail on Wednesday for hearing in another case, but it was not clear when she would be transferred. Bushrab Bibi and Imran Khan were sentenced to 14 years in jail by the Islamabad Accountability Court in the Toshakhana corruption case. After this Bushra Bibi was arrested on January 31 this year. However, his sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case was suspended by the Islamabad High Court. Bushra Bibi Jahan is in custody in the ‘non-Islamic’ marriage case, while Imran Khan is in jail in other cases.
Issamabad High Court’s decision comes as a victory for Bushra Bibi and her husband Imran Khan, who have challenged various cases against them in the higher courts of Pakistan. Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has been convicted in at least four cases, including the cipher (secret diplomatic communications) case, since he was ousted from power in a no-confidence motion in April 2022.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 8, 2024, 14:30 IST