Barefoot Imran lands in Madinah for religious trip

Social media links incident to Bushra's barefoot walk with ex-husband to Pakpattan Sharif

A video showing a barefoot Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan coming out of a chartered plane at a landing strip in Madinah has paved way for conspiracy theories.

ننگے پاؤں ؟ pic.twitter.com/RNY5zfBymr

— Arshad Waheed Ch (@arshad_Geo) June 11, 2018

Imran flew to Saudi Arabia on Monday accompanied by wife Bushra Maneka and close aide Zulfi Bukhari from Noor Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi. After paying respects at the Holy Mosque in Madinah, the couple headed to Makkah for Umrah.

بہت خوشی ہوئی کہ اللہ نے ہمارے کپتان کو @RehamKhan1 کے فتنے سے بچا کر ایک نیک سیرت بیوی @BushraaManika عطا فرمائی۔
اللہ جوڑی سلامت رکھے😍😍 pic.twitter.com/P3nif9qaB1

— ابو محمد (@As55Bakr) June 12, 2018

Since the clip went viral, some social media accounts linked the incident to a previous statement by the ex-husband of Maneka where he claimed that the former couple walked barefoot to Pakpattan Sharif to fulfill 'wishes'.