A Pakistani courtroom on Saturday acquitted former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, within the un-Islamic marriage case. This case was the one one conserving the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) celebration founder behind bars since August final 12 months.
On February 3, simply days earlier than the final elections on February 8, an Islamabad courtroom had convicted the couple primarily based on a grievance filed by Bushra Bibi’s ex-husband, Khawar Fareed Maneka.Maneka alleged that that they had contracted marriage throughout Bushra Bibi’s Iddat interval, a compulsory ready interval in Islam that lasts 4 months after a girl’s divorce or the loss of life of her husband.
The couple challenged the sentence in a district and session courtroom in Islamabad, the place Extra District and Periods Choose (ADSJ) Afzal Majoka heard the case. Choose Majoka introduced the judgment within the afternoon after reserving the decision earlier within the day, acquitting Khan, 71, and Bushra, 49.
“If they don’t seem to be needed in some other case, then PTI founder Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi ought to be launched [from jail] instantly,” the decide mentioned after accepting their appeals. Nonetheless, it was not instantly clear if Khan can be launched, as this was the one case for which he was presently imprisoned following the suspension of his Toshakhana corruption case sentence and acquittal within the cipher case.
Imran Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician, has been behind bars since August final 12 months after being sentenced within the Toshakhana corruption case and subsequently convicted in different circumstances forward of the February 8 elections.
Maneka filed the case towards the couple in November 2023, alleging that they married with out observing the obligatory Iddat interval. He sought to have the wedding declared null and void.
Khan and Bibi married in 2018, the identical 12 months Khan gained the final elections and have become prime minister. Bibi, who was ostensibly Khan’s non secular information, divorced her husband of 28 years, with whom she had 5 kids, and developed a romantic relationship with Khan. She is Khan’s third spouse; throughout his cricketing profession, Khan had a fame as a playboy.
PTI chief Gohar Khan welcomed the decision, calling it a victory for the impartial judiciary. “All these circumstances had been faux, and he may also get justice in all different circumstances,” he mentioned, demanding Imran Khan’s instant launch as this was the final case by which he was convicted.
This judgment follows a serious authorized victory for Khan’s PTI celebration. On Friday, the Supreme Courtroom declared the PTI eligible for reserved seats in Parliament and provincial assemblies following the controversy-ridden basic election on February 8. The courtroom dominated that the PTI was entitled to greater than 20 seats reserved for girls and minorities in Parliament.
On February 3, simply days earlier than the final elections on February 8, an Islamabad courtroom had convicted the couple primarily based on a grievance filed by Bushra Bibi’s ex-husband, Khawar Fareed Maneka.Maneka alleged that that they had contracted marriage throughout Bushra Bibi’s Iddat interval, a compulsory ready interval in Islam that lasts 4 months after a girl’s divorce or the loss of life of her husband.
The couple challenged the sentence in a district and session courtroom in Islamabad, the place Extra District and Periods Choose (ADSJ) Afzal Majoka heard the case. Choose Majoka introduced the judgment within the afternoon after reserving the decision earlier within the day, acquitting Khan, 71, and Bushra, 49.
“If they don’t seem to be needed in some other case, then PTI founder Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi ought to be launched [from jail] instantly,” the decide mentioned after accepting their appeals. Nonetheless, it was not instantly clear if Khan can be launched, as this was the one case for which he was presently imprisoned following the suspension of his Toshakhana corruption case sentence and acquittal within the cipher case.
Imran Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician, has been behind bars since August final 12 months after being sentenced within the Toshakhana corruption case and subsequently convicted in different circumstances forward of the February 8 elections.
Maneka filed the case towards the couple in November 2023, alleging that they married with out observing the obligatory Iddat interval. He sought to have the wedding declared null and void.
Khan and Bibi married in 2018, the identical 12 months Khan gained the final elections and have become prime minister. Bibi, who was ostensibly Khan’s non secular information, divorced her husband of 28 years, with whom she had 5 kids, and developed a romantic relationship with Khan. She is Khan’s third spouse; throughout his cricketing profession, Khan had a fame as a playboy.
PTI chief Gohar Khan welcomed the decision, calling it a victory for the impartial judiciary. “All these circumstances had been faux, and he may also get justice in all different circumstances,” he mentioned, demanding Imran Khan’s instant launch as this was the final case by which he was convicted.
This judgment follows a serious authorized victory for Khan’s PTI celebration. On Friday, the Supreme Courtroom declared the PTI eligible for reserved seats in Parliament and provincial assemblies following the controversy-ridden basic election on February 8. The courtroom dominated that the PTI was entitled to greater than 20 seats reserved for girls and minorities in Parliament.
