Imran Khan’s wife granted interim bail till December 23

Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has been granted temporary release by the Peshawar High Court, valid until December 23. The Express Tribune said the ruling came after the court considered her pleas for corridor bail in many instances.

The court hearing was led by Justice Waqar Ahmed. Attorney Alam Khan Adeen Zai represented Bushra Bibi throughout the hearing. Adeen Zai said during the hearing that his client had asked for corridor bail in 27 instances because of the many counts brought against her.

According to a report by The Express Tribune, the Additional Attorney General asked the court to make sure Bushra Bibi shows up in court as required by law.

According to Justice Ahmed, Bushra Bibi’s temporary release was granted in order to make it easier for her to appear in the appropriate courts. She should also show up for the planned court sessions.

Bushra Bibi’s attorney asked for more time during the hearing, stating that she must appear in over 50 cases, according to The Express Tribune. Citing the approaching winter holidays, the court denied the plea for further time. In order to provide her time to appear in the appropriate courts for the charges against her, the court subsequently granted her temporary release until December 23.

In relation to the party protests in Islamabad, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the city issued non-bailable arrest warrants earlier on Monday for Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), his wife Bushra Bibi, Ali Amin Gandapur, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and ninety-three other party leaders.

According to Dawn, the warrants were issued in response to claims of rioting, violence, and other offenses that occurred during the protests.Imran Khan has been detained in Adiala Jail since last year and is now awaiting bail in a number of crimes.

On November 24, Khan had called for countrywide demonstrations, calling for the reinstatement of the PTI’s election mandate, the release of party members who had been imprisoned by the government, and the repeal of the 26th Amendment, which he said was strengthening a “dictatorial regime.” By the early hours of November 27, the party’s leadership had fled the Red Zone as these appeals turned into fights around Islamabad.

Six people were killed during the three-day demonstrations, including a police officer and three Rangers officers who were killed by a speeding car, according to authorities and medical sources, Dawn said. PTI and government representatives have made contradictory statements on fatalities that were purportedly brought on by police intervention during the demonstrations.