Imran Khan's marriage: Islamabad court declares plea inadmissible

ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad district and sessions court on Saturday ruled that a plea pleading that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s marriage was ‘illegal’ is inadmissible.

Senior Civil Judge Nasrum Minallah announced the reserved decision on case.

In its decision, the court maintained that the matter of Imran Khan’s marriage during the period of iddat was beyond its jurisdiction.

In 2018, the former premier tied the knot with Bushra Bibi after divorce from her former husband Khawar Farid Maneka.

During the previous hearing, Mufti Saeed, who solemnized the marriage of former prime minister Imran Khan, recorded his statement with the district and sessions court.

Mufti Saeed told the court that Khan married Bushra Bibi during the latter’s Iddat period.

“Iddat” is the period a woman must observe after the death of her husband or after a divorce, during which she may not marry another man.

In his statement, Mufti claimed that Imran contacted him over the phone on January 1, 2018, asking him to solemnize his marriage with Bushra Bibi.

“Imran Khan took him to a house in DHA Lahore where I asked a woman who introduced herself as Bushra Bibi’s sister about solemnisation of Nikah as per Shariah.