...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) founder Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who anti-establishment Pak premier, who was hounded out of office, arrested, jailed, and will likely be hung by his political opponents...
and his wife Bushra Bibi, on Wednesday, separately moved the district and sessions court challenging the verdict in the "un-Islamic" nikah case, issued earlier this month.
The former first couple's appeals will be marked by the sessions court today, as they approached the court weeks after a trial court handed them seven-year prison sentences and a Rs500,000 fine, each on February 3.
Bushra Bibi has filed her appeal through her lawyers — Usman Gill, Khalid Yusuf and Salman Safdar — seeking annulment of the decision.
The PTI founder's wife's petition stated that the judgment delivered by civil judge Qudratullah on February 3 was against the facts, while the indictment issued against Bushra on January 16 was also illegal.
It added that the plea of jurisdiction was rejected without assigning any reason and that the civil court did not conduct the trial properly.
"Bushra Bibi reserves the right to request discharge from the case," it stated.
The petition further mentioned that the complainant and Bushra Bibi's former husband, Khawar Maneka, filed his complaint six years after she got married to Khan, while a similar application was earlier filed by another complainant.
"The trial court observed the rules of recourse, disregarding the Shari'a on divorce," the plea read.
It added that the statements of complainant Khawar Maneka and witnesses kept changing, while Mufti Saeed could not prove his claim of a second nikah between Bushra and Khan.
The delayed filing of the complaint raises doubts, while the civil judge also misused his judicial mind, the petition mentioned.