An accountability court in Islamabad on Tuesday extended the bail of BushraBibi, wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, till November 15 in ToshaKhana and Al-Qadir Trust cases. An accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir presided over the hearing regarding the bail applications for BushraBibi in the ToshaKhana and Al-Qadir Trust cases. During the hearing, the judge extended the bail of BushraBibi till November 15. The court sought arguments from both parties during the next hearing, as LatifKhosa, the lawyer of BushraBibi was not able to attend the proceedings.
BushraBibi appeared before the accountability court, where Deputy Prosecutor General MuzaffarAbbasi represented the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The NAB prosecutor also emphasized that they do not intend to arrest BushraBibi, and no arrest warrant has been issued by the Chairman of NAB. However, concerns were raised about the court’s time being wasted during these proceedings. All three bail petitions are based on the same grounds, as mentioned by the NAB prosecutor. The case will continue with arguments at the next hearing. Earlier to this, a district and session court in Islamabad on Thursday extended the interim bail of BushraBibi, former first lady and wife of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, in the Toshakhana case until September 12.—INP
