Bushra Bibi

Wife of Pakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail in graft case, media say

A special court in Pakistan's city of Rawalpindi granted interim bail on Tuesday to the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case, media outlet ARY News said. Khan, in jail since last August, was convicted in some cases ahead of February's general election, but a U.N. human rights working group said on Monday his arbitrary imprisonment violated international law. "The special accountability court granted bail," ARY News said in a message on X, referring to the interim bail. Bot...

September 16, 2024 5:04 PM

Islamabad High Court suspends Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi’s sentence in Toshakhana case

Islamabad High Court suspended the jail sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana case. Imran and Bushra Bib were awarded 14 years imprisonment, which was challenged in the High Court. The High Court on Monday said that the hearing in the case would be fixed after the Eid holidays, Geo TV has reported. Imran and Bushra were sentenced by an Islamabad Accountability Court on January 31. Both were also sentenced to seven years in jail in cases related...