Bushra Bibi moves IHC against un-Islamic marriage case

Former first lady and the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, challenged the illegal marriage case in the Islamabad High Court on Monday. The petition prays that the decision of the sessions court judge, passed on January 11, be annulled. It added that the case against her and her husband is 'malicious'. Bushra also urged the court to dismiss the case and issue a stay order on the trial court proceedings. The petition reads that the ex-husband of the former first lady, Khawar Manika, had filed a complaint with malice for nefarious purposes. A false allegation of marriage during iddat was made based on fake and forged documents, the petition stated. Read: Imran ruined my married life: Bushra’s ex-husband She clarified that Manika had divorced her on November 14, 2017, along with a verbal divorce on April 15, 2017. She added that she then moved to her mother's place and resided there till her marriage with Imran on January 1, 2018. "The Supreme Court Shariat Appellate Bench declared that 39 days are enough to complete the period of iddat," added the petition.  Three judgments of the high courts were also presented in the petition as judicial precedents, stating that high courts in their judgement called a marriage during iddat irregular, but did not declare it un-Islamic or against Shariah. The petitioner urged the court to dismiss Khawar Manika’s complaint.  

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