Pakistan court reserves verdict on pleas against ruling Imran Khan, wife violated marriage law

Pakistan court reserves verdict on pleas against ruling Imran Khan, wife violated marriage law

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Tue, 2024-06-25 15:37

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on pleas filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi seeking the suspension of a ruling that they had violated the country’s marriage law.

Khan and his wife were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined in February by a court that ruled their 2018 marriage broke the law. Bushra was accused of not completing the waiting period mandated by Islam, called “Iddat,” after divorcing her previous husband and marrying Khan.

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