ISLAMABAD: Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Islamabad Muhammad Azam Khan Thursday declared admissible the illegal marriage case of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan with Bushra Bibi during the latter’s Iddat, The News reported.
Furthermore, the court dismissed the civil court’s verdict declaring a petition challenging the legality of the marriage inadmissible.
The ADSJ has remanded back the case.
A civil court in Islamabad declared as inadmissible a petition that contended that the former premier and former first lady cohabited even though their first nikah had taken place without the completion of the latter’s mandatory Iddat period.
The petitioner, Muhammad Hanif, claimed that Bushra Bibi was divorced by her former husband in November 2017 and married Imran Khan on January 1, 2018, despite the fact that her Iddat period had not ended, “which is against the Sharia and Muslim norms.”
The complainant submitted in the court the statements of Mufti Muhammad Saeed — who conducted the marriage between Imran and Bushra, and Awn Chaudhry — Imran’s close friend — one of the witnesses at the wedding.
The civil court noted that the alleged nikah was solemnised in Lahore. “Therefore, the offense, if any, was committed, took place within the jurisdiction of the learned court of competent jurisdiction in Lahore, which could have the cognizance thereof.”
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