{"id":55916,"date":"2024-02-03T18:29:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T18:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/court-issues-detailed-verdict-in-pti-founder-bushra-bibi-nikah-case\/"},"modified":"2024-02-03T18:29:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T18:29:04","slug":"court-issues-detailed-verdict-in-pti-founder-bushra-bibi-nikah-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/court-issues-detailed-verdict-in-pti-founder-bushra-bibi-nikah-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Court issues detailed verdict in PTI founder, Bushra Bibi Nikah case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Saturday issued its detailed verdict in \u201cun-Islamic\u201d nikah case against PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, claiming that the couple was in \u201crelation before the 2018 fraudulent nikah\u201d, ARY News reported. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An Islamabad court sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and former first lady Bushra Bibi to seven years in jail each in a case related to their<a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/court-reserves-verdict-in-imran-khan-bushra-bibi-marriage-case\/\"> marriage during the latter\u2019s Iddat period<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Senior civil judge Qudratullah announced the reserved verdict on the complaint filed by Bushra\u2019s former husband Khawar Maneka in a makeshift court at Adiala jail. The court also imposed Rs500,000 fines each on the couple.<\/p>\n<p>According to the written order, the two were found guilty under Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Section 496 (marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage). Section 496 is considered an offence completely distinct from zina, an offence that ensues from not having a contracted marriage.<\/p>\n<p>In its 51-page detailed verdict issued today, the court stated the record proves that both of the accused, Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, were in relation before the 2018 \u2018fraudulent\u2019 nikah.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Nikah Case Judgement. 03.02.24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/703360337\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-N3m1vAYz17fmlZZPN1OO\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.623789764868603\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"View Nikah Case Judgement. 03.02.24 on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/703360337\/Nikah-Case-Judgement-03-02-24#from_embed\">Nikah Case Judgement. 03.02.24<\/a> by <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"View geowebdesk's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/721693265\/geowebdesk#from_embed\">geowebdesk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPTI founder and Bushra did not deny meeting during the sit-in. In their statement, accused admitted to having contact, but denied any illicit relationship,\u201d the court said, recalling the applicant\u2019s allegation regarding Khan\u2019s intrusion into his former spouse\u2019s private life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question arises whether they [Khan and Bushra] didn\u2019t know if meeting in private is allowed in religion or not?\u201d the detail verdict stated, adding: \u201cIslam emphasises the significance of meeting with a mehram or na mahram.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/imran-khan-bushra-bibi-react-to-conviction-in-nikah-case\/\">PTI founder, Bushra Bibi react to conviction in Nikah case<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the issue of the nikah solemnised on January 1, 2018, the court termed the marriage as fraud that reflects dishonesty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPTI founder and Bushra married illegally on January 1, 2018,\u201d the verdict read, adding that the latter\u2019s nikah was solemnised before the 90-day iddat period as she was divorced on November 14, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>On the issue of the defence\u2019s reliance on the apex court judgment regarding the 39-day iddat period, the court underscored that the apex court\u2019s ruling does not mean that every iddat is bound by the said precedent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '161345524510473',\n      cookie     : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v3.0'\n    });\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();   \n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Saturday issued its 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