Imran Khan ‘refutes reviews, says Bushra Bibi won’t ever be a part of politics’



PTI founder Imran Khan (centre) along with his wife Bushra Bibi appear before the registrars office in the Lahore High Court on July 17, 2023. — AFP
PTI founder Imran Khan (centre) alongside together with his spouse Bushra Bibi seem earlier than the registrar’s workplace within the Lahore Excessive Courtroom on July 17, 2023. — AFP

 RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has refuted a report appeared in native media claiming former first woman Bushra Bibi formally joined politics, stated get together lawyer Faisal Chaudhry on Friday.

The clarification got here after media reviews claimed that the previous first woman issued directions to the PTI management throughout the nation yesterday and summoned a gathering of the PTI management this night.

“Bushra Bibi didn’t take central management of the get together into confidence on this regard,” the sources stated.

Speaking to journalists after assembly the get together’s founder in Adiala Jail right this moment, Advocate Faisal Chaudhry stated: “Bushra Bibi conveyed PTI founder’s message to the get together leaders.”

“She is neither becoming a member of politics nor will she in future,” the advocate clarified whereas quoting Khan.

Referring to the “restrictions” on conferences between Khan and the get together management, his counsel stated: “When such a state of affairs is created [by the government], message shall be despatched by means of somebody.”

Responding to a different query, the PTI counsel stated that the chairman of the anti-graft watchdog and the investigation officer ought to tender resignations after the assertion issued by the NAB. He stated that the PTI founder was being tried in a “faux case”.

The speculations relating to Bushra Bibi’s entry into energetic politics triggered after she was launched from jail final month on bail in new Toshakhana case associated to unlawful sale of pricy state items.

A day earlier, the NAB pleaded with the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom (IHC) to put aside the conviction of the PTI founder and his spouse within the first Toshakhana reference and remand the matter again to the accountability court docket for a retrial.

The advocate stated that they might not settle for the “remand again” of the reference filed in opposition to the previous prime minister.

He additional stated that there was no democracy within the nation.