Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh disposed of a plea after the details sought through it about cases faced by PTI founding chairman Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi were provided.
The petitioner had sought details of fresh and pending detention orders, notices, inquiries and FIRs lodged against her with a request to restrain the authorities from arresting her till she had access to justice by approaching the relevant courts for relief.
A report submitted by the police before the court carried the details of 12 cases. However, the petitioner’s counsel objected, claiming that they had earlier been told that there were 11 cases involving her.
Justice Tariq Sheikh remarked that the counsel had demanded the details that had been given to them and now they could approach the relevant forums for bail.
The assistant advocate general told the court that all t details had been provided as per the prayer.
The judge disposed of the petition.
The petition had been filed through Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, naming as respondents the provincial government, inspector general of police, the anti-corruption DIG and Federal Investigation Agency cybercrime director.
Bail extension
An anti-terrorism court extended till August 3 the pre-arrest bail of over 30 suspects in the May 9 last year’s riots and sought the case record.
The bail of Muhammad Asif, Azeem, Zohaib and other was extended.
The Sarwar Road police had lodged an FIR against them and others in connection the riots.
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