LHC dismisses plea seeking records of Imran, Bushra's marriage

Court dismisses the plea as non-maintainable

LAHORE:

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday dismissed a plea pertaining to the marriage records of Bushra Bibi and PTI Chairperson Imran Khan as non-maintainable.

The plea had sought the court to issue directions to the concerned authorities to produce records related to Bushra's nikkah with Imran and the divorce record of her ex-husband Khawar Farid Maneka.

Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, presiding over the hearing, remarked that divorce and 'iddat' (a waiting period that a Muslim woman must observe on account of the death of her husband or dissolution of the marriage) are matters upon which objections can be raised by family members.

Justice Najafi asked the petitioner, Muhammad Afaq, how does he know regarding Bushra's iddat, with the petitioner saying that he came to know about the matter through the media. 

The judge said that the petitioner may have not heard the news properly and inquired on what grounds could he challenge the marriage as he was not a family member. 

The petitioner had raised concerns against the authority which issued the divorce certificate and its subsequent verification from the local union council in the petition.