Imran Khan to remain in jail despite acquittal in iddat case

Despite being acquitted in Iddat and other series of cases, PTI chief Imran Khan’s release from Adiala Jail remains uncertain.

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his third wife were acquitted on charges of marrying unlawfully by a Islamabad court on Saturday, yet he will not be freed after authorities issued fresh orders to arrest him.

An anti-terrorism court last week cancelled his bail in one of the May 9 cases registered against him and thousands of his supporters.

It emerged that Khan’s arrest was declared in May 9, 2023, riots cases as per the Adiala Jail sources.

Meanwhile, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is expected to issue arrest warrant for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi in a new Toshakhana case.

A team of the anti-corruption watchdog headed by Deputy Director Mohsin Haroon reached Adiala Jail to question the former first lady.

Earlier in the day, a district and sessions court acquitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the iddat case.

Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka announced short order reserved earlier in the day.

The duo was sentenced to seven years in prison and awarded a fine of Rs500,000 each, in February. They were found guilty by trial court as Khawar Maneka, Bushra’s ex-husband, moved the court against the couple’s marriage.

It is pertinent to mention here that all four jail sentences Khan received ahead of a February national election have now been overturned or suspended.