Islamabad: The case related to marriage between Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi was heard in the new court, in which the court issued notices to the parties.
Additional and Sessions Judge Afzal Majuka heard the appeals against the sentence of founder chairman PTI and Bushra Bibi during Iddat Nikah case in the District and Sessions Courts Islamabad, in which PTI lawyers Usman Riaz Gul and Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry. While no one appeared in court on behalf of the complainant Khawar Manika, the court adjourned the hearing of the case till the appearance of the counsel of the complainant.
After the adjournment, lawyer Niazullah Niazi said in his arguments that the court, using its powers, can itself decide the petitions of both founder PTI and Bushra Bibi together. Despite this, the founder is applying on behalf of PTI.
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Judge Afzal Majoka remarked that since an accused had requested an early hearing, the court had to balance things. Application is made on plain paper, attach affidavit along with the application. No one has been made a party in the application.
The lawyer said that the case was reserved for judgment in the first court, but the case was transferred to the second court. On this occasion, PTI’s founder also filed a request to fix the appeals of the Nikah case in Iddat for early hearing and to suspend the sentence, on which the court directed to file an affidavit with the request.
The court adjourned the hearing till June 11 by issuing notice to the parties again on the appeals of punishment in the Iddat Nikah case and on the appeals for suspension of sentence.