Court rejects Imran Khan and Bushra’s requests for suspension of sentence

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday rejected the petitions of Pakistan Movement for Justice (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi seeking suspension of their sentences in the Iddat case, ARY News reported.

Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Afzal Majoka delivered the verdict, which was reserved on Tuesday.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had earlier this month directed the court to pronounce the verdict on Bushra Bibi’s application for stay of conviction in the Nikah case within 10 days.

Bushra Bibi, wife of Pakistan Movement for Justice (PTI) founder Imran Khan, moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the conviction in the Nikah case in which the couple was sentenced to seven years in prison and a fine of Rs 500,000 each.