ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Naeem Haider Panjutha has expressed significant worries over the well-being of party founder Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi, who has been confined under house arrest in Bani Gala.
The former first lady was placed under house arrest in her husband’s Islamabad mansion, which was dubbed a “sub-jail” at the request of the Adiala jail superintendent last month after her conviction in the infamous Toshakhana case.
Panjutha, Khan’s lawyer, told journalists after meeting with the party founder’s wife that Bushra’s life was in “extreme danger” and that the high court was also concerned about her medical reports.
“Bushra Bibi’s health worsened after she was given a spicy meal,” the lawyer added. The former first lady was unable to eat.
He stated that they had also petitioned the high court to move her to the Adiala Jail, alleging threats to her life, but no progress had been achieved. Panjutha noted that officials were anxious about keeping Bushra in jail under the guise of security reasons.
The lawyer renewed her demand that the former first lady be transferred from the Bani Gala house to Adiala Jail.
Another PTI lawyer, Senator Ali Zafar, said that cases were launched against Bushra Bibi solely to humiliate the PTI founder. He also requested that the former first lady return to Adiala Jail.
Zafar stated that a PTI legal team would also file a plea tomorrow to allow her to meet her husband in jail.
Sher Afzal Khan Marwat, the PTI senior vice president, reiterated the claims, saying, “Bushra Bibi is being served substandard meals and is confined to one room.”
He further said that the Adiala jail administrator had misbehaved with the detained PTI founder. Marwat plans to file a contempt of court petition against the jail superintendent tomorrow.
Upon the request of the Adiala jail superintendent, authorities proclaimed the Bani Gala mansion a “sub-jail” to hold the former first lady. Bushra and Khan were each sentenced to 14 years in prison after Judge Muhammad Bashir of the accountability court announced the conviction in a case involving the illegal sale of official gifts.
