Imran, Bushra Bibi move SC for punishment command suspension in £190m Case
Published on June 30, 2026
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Monday moved the Top judicial body seeking suspension of their
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Imran, Bushra Bibi move SC for punishment command suspension in £190m Case
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Monday moved the Top judicial body seeking suspension of their sentences in the £190 million case, arguing that the Islamabad Regional judicial body wrongly rejected their pleas without properly examining the proof and despite their medical conditions.
The appeals, filed through senior lawyer Salman Safdar, seek suspension of the sentences on both medical and legal grounds and request their release on bail pending a final ruling and challenge the dismissal of their applications by the Islamabad Regional judicial body (IHC). The legal challenge argues that the ruling was contrary to the requirements of fairness and that, although the IHC found the applications maintainable, they failed to examine the merits of the case properly.
The Islamabad Regional judicial body (IHC) disposed of pleas regarding punishment command suspension in early May, observing that since the principal appeals had already been fixed for assembly session, there was no justification to separately take up the suspension pleas.
In his legal challenge, Imran submits that he developed an eye condition during imprisonment and had to be transferred outside the jail for medical care. He argues that continued incarceration despite serious wellbeing issues is unjust and states prolonged solitary confinement has caused him exceptional mental distress.
The legal challenge further alleges that the punishment command suspension application was deliberately delayed and notes that Imran was granted bail during the proceeding after the allegations against him were found to be without basis. It argues that courts are legally empowered to examine the merits of a case when deciding punishment command suspension applications and that dismissing the plea without a preliminary assessment of the proof was erroneous.
The legal challenge also accuses the National Anti-graft bureau (NAB) of repeatedly seeking adjournments, delaying proceedings and causing a refusal of timely fairness. It further alleges that Imran's detention was unlawful and politically motivated, adding that a higher judiciary had previously ordered his release over the manner of his detention.
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