Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday dismissed Khawar Maneka’s review plea in Bushra Bibi-Imran Khan Nikah case, ARY News reported.
Maneka challenged IHC verdict of deciding on the nikah case appeal within a month. The reserved verdict was pronounced by Justice Gul Hasan Aurangzeb.
In June, Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered the session court to announce the verdict on Bushra Bibi’s plea seeking suspension of conviction in Nikah case within a month.
The Islamabad High Court directed the session court judge Afzal Majoka to decide on both pleas in Nikah case within the specific time.
Imran Khan – Bushra Bibi marriage
The former prime minister married Bushra Bibi in February 2018 in Lahore.
Read more: Court reserves verdict on PTI founder, Bushra’s iddat appeals
The ceremony was attended by only close relatives, including the bride’s mother, and friends. PTI founder’s sisters, however, were not in attendance.
Mufti Saeed had performed the nikah in the presence of former Pakitan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Awn Chaudhary and former SAPM Zulfi Bukhari who appeared as witnesses.
Last year, Khawar Maneka — Bibi’s former husband, who had approached the court — had claimed that the marriage was illegal and against the laws of Sharia.
Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi were originally accused of marrying within the three-month “iddat period” that follows a divorce. Additionally, Maneka has accused them of fornication.
Sentence
Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi awarded 7 years imprisonment in the ‘un-Islamic’ iddat case.
The reserved verdict in the ‘un-Islamic’ nikah case against Imran Khan and former First Lady, Bushra Bibi was announced by Judge Qudratullah.
The court sentenced the PTI founder Imran and Bushra Bibi to 7 years imprisonment and Rs 500,000 fine against each.
 on Tuesday dismissed Khawar Maneka's review plea in Bushra Bibi-Imran Khan Nikah case, ARY News reported. ){kind=link}