RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Terrorism Court discharged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, from 12 cases related to the events of May 9, 2023.
Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Malik Ijaz Asif heard the cases against Bushra Bibi in Adiala Jail on May 9, where the police had requested her physical remand.
The anti-terrorism court conducted a detailed hearing on Rawalpindi police’s request for physical remand of Bushra Bibi in the May 9 cases and later rejected the police’s request.
The police were of the opinion that Bushra Bibi would be investigated in 12 cases, including the GHQ attack. On behalf of Bushra Bibi, her lawyer Salman Safdar argued against the police applications in the anti-terrorism court.
Later, speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail, Bushra Bibi’s lawyer, Barrister Salman Safdar, said that today, the anti-terrorism court heard 12 cases of Bushra Bibi on May 9, in which Bushra Bibi made various statements. She was named in the light, but these statements had no legal status.
Barrister Salman Safdar said that the court has to hear detailed arguments; the Rawalpindi police had requested for physical remand, but the court has discharged and acquitted Bushra Bibi in all cases, and the court has dismissed the request for physical remand of the Rawalpindi police.
He said that the prosecution placed three statements before the court in which it was stated that Bushra Bibi was involved in May 9. We gave long arguments in front of the court, and Bushra Bibi has been acquitted in all the cases.
He said that after many days, a welcome decision has come from the court. Detailed arguments were given by both sides, and the court rejected the evidence of the prosecution that the statement of any co-accused has no status.
Barrister Salman Safdar told the media that the court said that it has been one year and three months since May 9. Why has there been silence till now?
Bushra Bibi’s lawyer said that Imran Khan was acquitted in Cipher, but the decision has not come yet. Four prosecutors appeared today on behalf of the government. The government has the right to challenge today’s decision anywhere.
