IHC Sets May 7 Hearing for Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi Appeals in £190m Case
The court said the main appeals are already set for May 7 and ordered jail authorities to act on related access and visitation petitions.
- On Monday, the Islamabad High Court rejected suspension pleas filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the £190 million corruption case, scheduling their main appeals for May 7.
- An accountability court sentenced Imran and Bushra to 14 and seven years in prison, respectively, on January 17, 2025; both remain incarcerated at Rawalpilli's Adiala Jail while challenging their convictions.
- The court declared the suspension applications infructuous, noting that proceeding with main appeals remains the priority; Imran's sister, Aleema Khanum, urged party leaders to gather at Adiala Jail to demand "immediate access" for family and lawyers.
- Separately, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir directed the Adiala Jail superintendent to decide within two days on a petition seeking a personal physician for Bushra, summoning the superintendent to appear in person on May 6.
- A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar will take up the central appeals on May 7, while the court issued notice to PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan regarding a petition to block Imran's X account.
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IHC rejects Imran, Bushra’s petitions
ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday turned down the petitions of former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi seeking the suspension of their sentences in the £190 million corruption case, observing that their main appeals were already fixed for hearing.
Pakistan HC rejects sentence suspension pleas for Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi
Islamabad: Pakistan High Court on Monday, May 4, rejected the petitions of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi seeking the suspension of their sentences in the 190 million pound Al Qadir Trust case. Khan and Bushra, who were sentenced to 14 and 7 years in jail respectively in the case last year, had challenged the sentences in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Also ReadFormer Pak PM Imran Khan moves to High Court for…
£190m case: IHC rejects Imran, Bushra's appeals seeking suspension of sentences
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IHC rejects Imran, Bushra's pleas seeking suspension of sentences in £190m graft case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday rejected the petitions of former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi seeking the suspension of their sentences in the £190 million corruption case, observing that their main appeals were already fixed for hearing. A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar will take up the central appeals on May 7. In view of this, the court declared the suspension appli…
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