Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Imran Khan’s wife
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Both Bushra Bibi (left) and her husband Imran Khan are accused of allegedly selling gifts worth more than $677,445 that Khan received during his premiership.
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ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani court on Dec 5 issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi in a graft case, local TV ARY News said, a move that could lead to her rearrest two months after she was freed from jail
Bushra Khan, known more commonly as Bushra Bibi – a term that denotes respect – was released from prison in October after being detained for nine months over an ongoing case involving the illegal sale of state gifts during her husband’s tenure in office from 2018 to 2022.
Both she and Khan, who is currently imprisoned pending other trials, are accused of allegedly selling gifts worth more than 140 million rupees (S$677,000) that Khan received during his premiership and which belonged in state possession.
They both deny the charges.
Bibi, 50, who mobilised thousands of supporters from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to demand his release during massive protests
The court in Islamabad issued a fresh warrant in her name in the same case on Dec 5, ARY News reported, potentially allowing the National Accountability Bureau – Pakistan’s anti-graft agency – which enjoys jurisdiction across the country, to arrest her.
The protests turned violent and Khan’s party alleged, without immediately providing evidence, that hundreds of its supporters had suffered gunshot wounds, leaving nearly a dozen dead.
The government has denied it, saying no protesters were killed. REUTERS
