Pakistan
ATC releases Bushra Bibi in May 9 cases
ATC Judge Malik Ejaz Asif rejected the prosecution’s plea seeking physical remand
Rawalpindi: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi discharged Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi in 12 cases related to May 9, 2023, riots.
On Tuesday, the hearing was conducted by ATC Judge Malik Ejaz Asif in which he rejected the prosecution’s plea seeking physical remand of the former first lady in the May 9 cases.
At the outset of the hearing, defence counsels gave arguments regarding Bushra’s physical remand, whereas, the wife of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder was represented by her counsel Salman Safdar.