Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi will be released from prison the day after getting bail in Toshakhana case – Firstpost

Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi was released from prison on Thursday after being imprisoned in Pakistan’s Adiala Prison for nearly nine months.

The development comes a day after Bibi was granted bail in the Toshakhana case in which her husband is still behind bars.

In the days before the February election, Bibi was convicted along with opposition leader Khan of bribery and illegal marriage charges in what he said was a campaign to keep him out of the vote.

She was arrested in January after an accountability court in Islamabad sentenced her and Pakistan’s former prime minister to 14 years in prison for the bribery.

“Was kept in prison to put pressure on Khan”

Announcing the release of Bushra Bibi from prison, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Gohar Ali Khan said, “She was kept in prison to put pressure on Imran Khan. “I warmly congratulate all PTI supporters on the release of Bushra Bibi and we thank God.”

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PTI leader Ali Khan said that after her release, Bibi returned home to the upscale Bani Gala district on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad.

“The cases brought against them were not only false and unjust but also petty and morally questionable,” PTI supporter Aqsa Qasim, who was waiting outside the residence, told AFP.

“It has been a long time since we received good news, but today we are here to greet our leader’s wife, who was wrongfully imprisoned.”

What was she accused of?

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has alleged that the couple purchased an expensive Bvlgari jewelry set consisting of a necklace, earrings, bracelets and rings, gifted by a foreign leader, at an undervalued price, resulting in a significant financial loss has managed the treasury for the couple.

With input from agencies