Rawalpindi, July 13, 2024: PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi are likely to face arrest in connection with other cases, including the May 9 riots and a new National Accountability Bureau (NAB) reference related to the Toshakhana, despite their recent acquittal in the Iddat case on Saturday.
This development followed the Islamabad district and sessions court’s acceptance of appeals filed by former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi against their conviction in the Iddat case.
The couple had been sentenced to seven years in prison and fined Rs500,000 each in February earlier this year after a trial court found their nikah to be fraudulent.
The verdict removes the final legal barrier keeping the deposed prime minister in jail. His sentences in the two Toshakhana cases were suspended, and he was acquitted by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the cipher case.
However, on July 10, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) dismissed Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail petitions in three cases related to the May 9 riots, including one concerning an attack on the Lahore corps commander’s residence.
Sources told ARY News that a team of Lahore police, led by a Superintendent of Police (SP), has arrived at Adiala Jail to interrogate Imran Khan regarding the May 9 cases.
The team, including investigation officers, has obtained permission from the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi to conduct the probe.
According to sources, the police will arrest PTI leaders and workers after completing the investigation. It was revealed that Khan’s arrest was not declared in the May 9, 2023, riots cases.
Furthermore, sources claimed that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is expected to arrest Bushra Bibi in a new Toshakhana reference.
A team from the NAB, led by Deputy Director Mohsin Haroon, has arrived at Adiala Jail to investigate the Toshakhana reference. NAB has already conducted initial investigations with Bushra Bibi.
