Bushra Bibi released from Adial jail after 9 months

Bushra Bibi – the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan – has been finally released from Adiala jail on bail after remaining behind bars for around nine months.

According to the media reports, Bushra Bibi has been released from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail a day after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted her bail against surety bonds worth Rs1 million in the new Toshakhana case. She was arrested after a court on January 31 convicted and sentenced the couple to 14 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining and selling state gifts in violation of government rules while Imran Khan was in power.

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Her release was accelerated compared to the standard legal process, since when a robkar (release order) is obtained, the imprisoned person is usually released within two hours. Bushra Bibi, on the other hand, was released after only 20 minutes. While reporters and PTI workers gathered outside the prison to speak with Khan’s wife, she left without saying anything. However, when her automobile drove away, the staff pelted it with flowers.

On Wednesday, the IHC granted her bail, but she remained in custody because a judge was not present to sign the release order. Today, Judge Shahrukh Arjumand signed her robkar. She was arrested in the case, along with her husband, who is still detained in the same facility, shortly after their acquittal in the iddat case, also known as the un-Islamic nikah case. However, her legal troubles appear to have been alleviated as she escaped the Adiala jail by gate number 5.