A local court of Islamabad has reserved the verdict in illegal nikkah case involving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Busra Bibi during iddat.
Senior Civil Judge Qudratullah presided over the illgal Nikkah case during iddat proceedings. The session saw the completion of witness cross-examinations by the lawyers and the final arguments presented by both legal teams.
Key witnesses, including Khawar Manika, Mufti Saeed, Aun Chaudhry, and Muhammad Latif, underwent cross-examination. PTI’s lawyer Salman Akram Raja conducted the questioning, with petitioner Khawar Manika’s legal counsel Raja Rizwan Abbasi and public prosecutor Samiullah Jasra also in attendance.
Additionally, the PTI founder and Bushra Bibi recorded their Section 342 statements to the court. The Nikkah case hearing commenced at 9:30 AM and continued for 14 hours until 11 PM. Moreover, the founder of PTI and Bushra Bibi were presented with a questionnaire containing 13 probing questions, further enhancing the scrutiny of the matter.
Following the completion of arguments from both parties, Senior Judge Qudratullah reserved the decision, indicating the complexity and gravity of the case.
The court will pronounce the verdict today (Saturday) at 1pm.
