Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday stopped the trial court from recording statements of witnesses in the case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in Iddat case.
At the outset of hearing, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq said as per the law, if nikah was solemnised during iddat then it was regularised later. He wondered what the crime was even if the nikah was not formal.
The court issued a notice to Bushra’s ex-husband, Khawar Maneka, and adjourned the case till January 25.
On Tuesday, a local court indicted Imran Khan and his wife in the Iddat case at the court set up in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
Senior Civil Judge Qudratullah read out the charges in presence of Imran Khan.
However, Bushra Bibi was not present on the occasion which annoyed the judge as previous indictments were postponed because of her absence.
The development comes a day after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved its verdict on Bushra’s plea seeking dismissal of her former husband Maneka’s case.