ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Rawalpindi on Monday rejected petitions seeking post-arrest bail of Bushra Bibi, wife of former prime minister Imran Khan, in 12 cases registered in connection with violent protests of May 9, 2023.

ATC Judge Malik Ejaz Asif directed police to conclude the investigation in these cases within a week.

Ms Bibi was seeking bail in FIRs registered in various police stations of Rawalpindi.

The judge, however, rejected the bail petitions asking the police to complete the probe within seven days.

Meanwhile, IHC Justice Minagul Hassan Aurangzeb referred to the IHC Chief Justice a petition seeking details of the cases against wife of former prime minister Imran Khan.

The court also asked the superintendent of Adiala Jail to decide complaints of Bushra Bibi against the administration strictly in accordance with the jail manual.

In a related development, accountability judge Nasir Javed Rana dismissed the petition of Bushra Bibi seeking report of the National Accountability Bureau’s meeting of the executive board.

The petition stated that the board has decided to close the inquiry in Toshakhana case.

NAB’s prosecution on the other hand stated that the inquiry has been recommenced after the investigation team got hold of fresh evidence.

Published in Dawn, August 13th, 2024

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