ATTOCK: The former first lady Bushra Bibi on Thursday met with her husband, Chairman Pakistan Tereek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan in Attock Jail.
Bushra Bibi came along with party councils to meet with Imran Khan, while police have not allowed PTI lawyers to interact with party chairman.
Later, the authorities allowed Bushra Bibi to meet her husband in jail. The meeting with the PTI chairman continued for an hour.
The 70-year-old Imran Khan is currently in Attock Jail as after the verdict in the Toshakhana case.
Earlier, security was alerted outside the Attock Jail after the arrival of the former prime minister’s wife at the jail.
PTI chairman’s lawyer Naeem Haider Panjutha said that Bushra Bibi and the team would meet with PTI chairman as they have the orders of the Islamabad High Court.
Naeem Haider Panjotha said no one from the legal team resisted upon being stopped to meet the former prime minister.
Read more: ECP disqualifies Imran Khan for five-year
On Saturday, a local court sentenced the PTI chairman to a three-year term and an Rs100,000 fine in the Toshakhana case on Saturday – a move that will change the country’s political landscape as the country awaits general elections.
Announcing the short judgement, the court also disqualified him for five years from holding any office and said the detailed verdict would be shared later.
Later, the PTI chief was shifted to the Central Jail Attock.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a warning for mobile phone users against…
ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Dr. Masoud Peshkeskian met President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz…
ISLAMABAD: The government has approved a reduction in advance tax rates on property buyers and…
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, met with Iranian President Masoud…
LAHORE: Following the reduction of petroleum prices, solar panels and batteries witnessed a sharp fall…
ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has declared a two-day public holiday for Ashura (9th &…