Bushra Bibi, wife of incarcerated ex-prime minister Imran Khan was released on Thursday from Adiala Jail, ending about nine months of imprisonment, a day after being granted bail in the Toshakhana case.
During Thursday’s hearing, Bushra’s counsels, Malik Tariq Mehmood Noon and Sohail Satti submitted surety bonds worth Rs1 million for her release.
Following her release, PTI in a post on X welcomed her and said that she had faced difficult times, “disgusting campaign and character assassination attempts against her illegal time in jail”.
“The Pakistani nation salutes your bravery!” the party said on X.
On Wednesday, a single IHC bench of Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard Bushra’s petition for post-arrest bail in the Toshakhana case.
In his short order, Justice Miangul Hassan said, “The instant petition is accepted, and the petitioner is admitted to post-arrest bail subject to her furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs10,00,000/—with two sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court.”
Bushra was incarcerated in the same jail as her husband after they were arrested in a case linked to the illegal sale of state gifts. FIA has accused the couple of receiving the Bulgari jewellery set from Saudi Arabia and failing to submit the set in Toshakhana.
The FIA has said that according to the records, the items are valued at Rs71.5 million but the accused got it valued at Rs5.8 million from a private firm.
IHC orders Imran Khan be produced in court
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered that ex-premier Imran Khan be produced before the court by 3pm on Thursday, Aaj News reported.
Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan took up a petition against Adiala Jail authorities for not allowing meetings with Imran despite previous court orders.
The court ruled that Imran be presented on Thursday and allowed to have a virtual meeting with his lawyers.
He said if the jail authorities failed to produce the PTI founding chairman, it must inform the court about the reasons.
On Wednesday, the IHC judge was informed by Imran’s legal team that even the lawyers were not being allowed to meet the incarcerated leader.
The judge then summoned Superintendent Adiala Jail on Thursday.
However, it was later informed that three of the ex-premier’s lawyers were told to come to Adiala Jail to meet him there.
The former PM Khan has faced dozens of cases since he was removed as premier in 2022 and has been incarcerated since 2023.
The PTI founding chairman was arrested in a new case in July this year after being acquitted in another case.