On Thursday, the Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ), Islamabad, Muhammad Azam Khan, declared the illegal marriage case of former prime minister Imran Khan with Bushra Bibi during Iddat admissible.

The court dismissed the civil court verdict in which the judge declared the petition inadmissible. The ADSJ has remanded back the case.
A civil court in Islamabad declared a petition that contended that former premier Imran Khan and former first lady Bushra Bibi cohabited as inadmissible. However, their first nikah had occurred without completing 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. However, her Iddat period had not ended, “which is against the Sharia and Muslim norms.”
The complainant submitted the statements of Mufti Muhammad Saeed, who conducted the marriage between Imran and Bushra, and Awn Chaudhry, Imran’s close friend, who was one of the witnesses. The civil court noted that the alleged nikah was solemnized in Lahore. “Therefore, the offence, if any, was committed, took place within the jurisdiction of the learned court of competent jurisdiction in Lahore, which could have the cognizance thereof.”