Islamabad court grants Bushra Bibi pre-arrest bail in Al Qadir Trust case

An accountability court in Islamabad has granted Bushra Bibi, wife of former prime minister Imran Khan, pre-arrest bail in Al Qadir Trust case.

Imran and wife Bushra Bibi arrive at Islamabad’s Judicial Complex to attend court hearings. — DawnNewsTV

The court has approved the bail until May 31.

Bushra’s lawyers, Barrister Gohar and Khawaja Haris, filed the pre-arrest bail plea earlier today, citing concerns that the National Accountability Bureau could potentially arrest her in relation to the case.

Latest Stories

US State Department announces more sanctions on Pakistan’s missile programme

11 terrorists killed in separate operations in KP: ISPR

13 dead after naval vessel hits passenger boat off Mumbai

Court reserves verdict in £190m Al-Qadir Trust case against Imran, Bushra

PM orders action to curb human trafficking after Greek shipwreck deaths

China and India should put border issue at ‘appropriate place’: Chinese FM

Palestinian film From Ground Zero shortlisted for 97th Oscars

Muneeb Butt’s idealistic take on joint families may not be for everyone

Mahira Khan reveals Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted to cast her in Heeramandi 15 years ago

Most Popular

Geopolitical games

Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov in Moscow

ChatGPT search opens to all users in challenge to Google

UK court jails father, stepmother for life for murder of daughter Sara Sharif

Imran warns of remittance halt if demands not met

CJP Afridi sees threats to impartiality in Bhutto murder trial

Cartoon: 18 December, 2024

Trump muses about wars & TikTok in first presser after polls

Seminary boards refuse to become ‘subservient to govt’

Must Read

Editorial: While Assad may be gone, Syria’s future does not look promising

Will armed groups agree to give up their arms, embrace their "enemies" and build a pluralist state?

Ravichandran Ashwin: ‘accidental spinner’ who became India great

AFP | Dawn.com

Fertility woes — the hidden cost of rising air pollution

Aqsa Shams

A divided country cannot deal with existential threat of terrorism

US was predictably limp in its response to South Korea coup attempt

Opinion

The spell that spaces cast

Rafia Zakaria

A sense of serenity and wonder persists as the tourist wanders through courtyards full of fragrant orange trees.

Updated 18 Dec, 2024

Struggling against terrorism

Zahid Hussain

Updated 18 Dec, 2024

Seoul suspense

Mahir Ali

18 Dec, 2024

Faulting Rio trio

Jamil Ahmad

Updated 17 Dec, 2024

Kapoors of Bollywood meet Modi

Jawed Naqvi

Editorial

Updated 18 Dec, 2024

Geopolitical games

While Assad may be gone — and not many are mourning the end of his brutal rule — Syria’s future does not look promising.

18 Dec, 2024

Polio’s toll

MONDAY’s attacks on polio workers in Karak and Bannu that martyred Constable Irfanullah and wounded two ...

18 Dec, 2024

Development expenditure

PAKISTAN’S infrastructure development woes are wide and deep. The country must annually spend at least 10pc of its...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024

Risky slope

Inflation likely to see an upward trajectory once high base effect tapers off.

Updated 17 Dec, 2024

Digital ID bill

Without privacy safeguards, a centralised digital ID system could be misused for surveillance.

Updated 17 Dec, 2024

Dangerous revisionism

When hatemongers call for digging up every mosque to see what lies beneath, there is a darker agenda driving matters.

Read more