Rawalpindi: Former first lady Bushra Bibi refused to record her statement in cases related to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) demonstrations without first consulting PTI founder Imran Khan and her lawyer. Following her request, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi ordered the authorities to permit her meeting with her incarcerated husband at Adiala Jail.
On Saturday, police brought Bushra Bibi before Judge Amjad Ali Shah in connection with 31 cases registered after the November 26 protests in Islamabad. She requested the court to allow her to consult Imran Khan and her attorney, Salman Safdar, before participating in the investigation.
The cases against Bushra were filed at various police stations across Rawalpindi, Attock, and Chakwal.
She assured the court that she was willing to join the investigation even on the same day if she was granted permission to meet her husband. She also submitted a written application demanding that she be investigated in the presence of the former prime minister.
The court, in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs), directed the authorities to facilitate the meeting between Bushra and Imran Khan in prison and adjourned the hearing until March 7.
Police investigation teams, including inspectors Afzal, Yaqub Shah, Rashid Kiyani, and others, arrived at Adiala Jail to interrogate Bushra Bibi in the administrative block. However, she made it clear that she would not answer any questions until she had consulted her spouse and lawyer.
Bushra Bibi, along with PTI founding chairman Imran Khan and central party leaders, including Ali Amin Gandapur, Salman Akram Raja, and Sheikh Waqas Akram, was booked in various cases following the “final call” protest in November 2024, which ended after a strict government crackdown.
Later, the couple and PTI leadership were also booked in a “triple murder case” over the deaths of three Rangers personnel, who were allegedly run over by a vehicle during PTI’s “do-or-die” protest.
Bushra and her husband have been entangled in multiple legal battles for several months.
