LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Joint Investigation Team has, once again, summoned PTI Chairman Imran Khan this afternoon to investigate him in cases pertaining to the May 9 incidents, including attack on the Lahore Corps Commander’s residence and vandalism at other places.
The JIT directed Khan to appear before the team at 4 pm on Friday for questioning and providing any relevant information.
A total of 19 terrorism cases have been registered against the former prime minister Khan. Out of these cases, police have nominated Imran Khan in 10 cases as a suspect.
During the May 9 attacks, PTI supporters injured more than 150 policemen. The May 9 arsons were the outcome of arrest of Imran Khan in Islamabad in Al-Qadir Trust case.
According to police, at least 63 policemen sustained injuries in Lahore, 28 in Rawalpindi, 21 in Faisalabad, 10 in Attock, 13 in Gujranwala, five in Sialkot, and six in Mianwali.
The caretaker Punjab government formed the JIT to investigate May 9 violence.
Islamabad court throws away plea against IK-Bushra Bibi marriage
A district and sessions court in Islamabad has rejected a petition. That is arguing that former Prime Minister Imran Khan and former First Lady Bushra Bibi lived together despite their first marriage being in place.
The petitioner claimed both solemnized their marriage before completing Bushra Bibi’s mandatory waiting period (iddat).
The petitioner, Muhammad Haneef, alleged that Bushra Bibi was divorced by her previous husband in November 2017. Then married Imran Khan on January 1, 2018, before her iddat period had ended. Muhammad Haneef claimed that this action goes against Islamic Sharia law and the norms of the Muslim community. However, the court has deemed the petition inadmissible.
The petitioner presented the statements of Mufti Muhammad Saeed, who conducted the marriage between Imran and Bushra, and Awn Chaudhry, a close friend of Imran who acted as one of the witnesses. The court acknowledged that the alleged marriage ceremony took place in Lahore. It states that any potential offense would fall under the jurisdiction of a competent court in Lahore.
The session court judge, Nasrumminallah, emphasizes that if the complainant felt aggrieved by the respondents’ actions. They should approach the appropriate court in Lahore. The petitioner had filed the case in Islamabad court, arguing that since Imran and Bushra had relocated to the federal capital. After their marriage residing in Imran’s Bani Gala residence, the Islamabad court should hear the case.
The petitioner refers to the concept of “valid retirement” or “khilwat-us-sahiha” in Sharia law. This signifies a situation where a husband and wife are alone together without any legal, moral, or physical impediment to engaging in marital relations.
