LHC fixes Bushra Bibi’s plea for November 20

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) fixed the plea of Bushra Bibi for hearing seeking the detail of cases registered against her.

A two-judge bench headed by Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry will hear the case on November 20. The bench also issued notices to the respondents for submission of replies by November 20.

The lawyer of former first lady argued that there was no case against the petitioner before the removal of her husband (PTI chairman) from the prime minister’s office.

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The plea added that she was being targeted on political grounds since the ouster of her husband.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) were made respondents in the plea moved by Bushra Bibi. The petitioner isn’t being provided with the detail of the cases against her, it added.

The counsel asked the court to order the respondents to provide details of the cases against Bushra Bibi. – INP