Bushra Bibi challenges NAB summons

Former first lady files application in IHC against call-up notice

ISLAMABAD:

 

Bushra Bibi, the wife of former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan, has filed a challenge against the summons notice issued by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) regarding the Toshakhana investigation.

The application lodged by Bushra Bibi against the NAB summons notice is set for a hearing in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today. The hearing will be presided over by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri.

Represented by Barrister Salman Safdar Usman Riaz Gul and Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry, Bushra Bibi contests the NAB summons in connection with a new inquiry by the PTI government. The inquiry focuses on allegations of Bushra Bibi's involvement in the illicit sale of valuable gifts.

The application seeks the suspension of the NAB call-up notice until a verdict is reached on the challenge.

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi have been embroiled in two distinct cases related to the Toshakhana, or state gift repository. In one instance, the couple received 14-year prison sentences, yet these were suspended by the Islamabad High Court in April.

This development comes after the NAB launched a fresh inquiry into the Toshakhana case involving Imran and the former first lady, Bushra Bibi.

The anti-graft watchdog has issued call-up notices to Imran and Bushra, alongside dispatching a letter to the deputy superintendent of Adiala Jail, requesting their presence for the ongoing investigation.