ISLAMABAD: The District and Sessions Court of Islamabad ruled that the alleged illegal marriage case involving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi is admissible.
Civil Judge Qudratullah announced the verdict, which had been reserved a day earlier, after listening to the arguments presented by Petitioner Mohammad Hanif’s lawyer Raja Rizwan Abbasi and other involved parties. The judge has issued notices to the PTI leader, Imran Khan, and his wife, Bushra Bibi, and the case has been adjourned until July 20.
The petitioner claimed both solemnized their marriage before the completion of Bushra Bibi’s mandatory waiting period (iddat).
The petitioner, Muhammad Haneef, alleged that Bushra Bibi was divorced by her previous husband in November 2017 and 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, stating that any potential offense would fall under the jurisdiction of a competent court in Lahore.
The session court judge, Nasrumminallah, emphasized that if the complainant felt aggrieved by the actions of the respondents, they should approach the appropriate court in Lahore. The petitioner had filed the case in Islamabad, arguing that since Imran and Bushra had relocated to the federal capital after their marriage and were residing in Imran’s Bani Gala residence, the Islamabad court should hear the case.
