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An Islamabad court on Thursday rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi’s appeal seeking suspension of their sentence in an illegal marriage case.
Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Afzal Majoka announced the verdict today, which had been reserved on Tuesday.
Imran Khan has been behind bars since last August, while his wife was sent to prison on February 4, 2024. Both Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi filed appeals, and Judge Shah Rukh Arjumand reserved the verdict on May 23.
However, due to Khwar Manika’s plea of no confidence, the Islamabad High Court transferred the case to the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka at the request of Judge Arjumand. Following the High Court’s directive to decide on the suspension of sentences within 10 days, the District and Sessions Court reserved its verdict on the petitions filed by Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi against their sentences on June 25.
The Iddat conviction was widely criticized by civil society, women activists, and lawyers as a “blow to women’s right to dignity and privacy.”