Bushra Bibi arrives in Peshawar after release from Adiala Jail
Pakistan
IHC granted bail to Bushra Bibi against surety bonds worth 1 million
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – PTI founder Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi arrived in Peshawar after being released from Adiala Jail in the Toshakhana-II case on Thursday.
Immediately after her release from Adiala Jail, Bushra Bibi went to Bani Gala, where she stayed for a while before heading to Peshawar, where arrangements had already been made for her arrival at the Chief Minister's House in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja announced on the social media platform X that Bushra Bibi will stay in Peshawar instead of Zaman Park in Lahore.
According to party sources, Bushra Bibi is expected to undergo a medical examination at Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Peshawar and will likely meet KP CM Gandapur and other party leaders.
Earlier, Bushra Bibi was released from Adiala Jail after Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted her bail in Toshakhana case a day ago.
The judicial staff reached the at Adiala Jail’s Gate 5 along with her release order. They awaited completion of procedure for entering the jail premises.
An accountability court of Islamabad issued orders for her release after a delay of more than 24 hours as Senior Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand and Special Judge Central-2 Hamayun Dilawar “went missing” on Wednesday after the IHC ordered her to be set free.
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PTI lawyers contended that they could not submit surety bonds as no official was available during working hours.
Bushra Bibi’s lawyers reached Administrative Judge Jawad Abbas but he also left the court.
Bushra Bibi remained incarcerated for almost nine months. She was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in the Toshakhana case on January 31 this year. After the court decision, she surrendered herself before the jail authorities and was arrested.
She was transferred to Banigala residence after the Islamabad commissioner declared that a prison. However, she was sent to Adiala Jail on her insistence. The IHC later suspended her sentence and ordered her release. But she was re-arrested after a second case was registered against her.
Also read: Bushra Bibi's release delayed despite court orders
The release of Bushra Bibi, wife of Imran Khan, in the new Toshakhana case has faced another delay as the release order could not be issued on Wednesday.
