Court acquits PTI founder, Bushra Bibi in Iddat case

ISLAMABAD: An Additional District and Sessions Court acquitted Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in the iddate case. Additional district and sessions court Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka pronounced the reserved verdict and declared the trial court verdict null and void. The court accepted ex-PM Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi’s pleas seeking annulment of conviction in the iddat case. Judge Afzal Majoka ordered the release of Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi if they are not wanted in any other case and also dismissed the medical board’s plea. Justice Afzal Majuka pronounced verdict on the appeals against the convictions of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in the Iddat case, in which the court said that both the appeals related to the opinion of the medical board and the scholars are rejected. The court declared the sentences of both as null and void and ordered acquittal. The court issued orders for the release of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi. The court allowed the appeals against the sentence of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in the Iddat case and declared the sentence null and void and acquitted both of them from the case. [embedpost slug="sic-pti-demand-resignation-of-chief-election-commissioner"] Earlier, Islamabad Civil Judge Qudratullah sentenced PTI founders Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi to 7 years in prison and a fine of 5.5 lakhs.