The Lahore High Court dismissed a plea filed by Bushra Bibi, wife of PTI founder Imran Khan after she withdrew her petition challenging her arrest in the third Toshakhana case.
The petition also sought action against the superintendent of Adiala Jail and female staff for alleged mistreatment following her re-arrest after being acquitted in the Iddat case.
The court’s registrar objected, stating that the Lahore High Court was not the appropriate forum for such a plea.
Bushra Bibi, represented by senior lawyer Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, requested the court declare her arrest illegal and dismiss any further investigations, FIRs, or detention orders related to the case.
In her petition, she named several respondents, including the Inspector General of Police Punjab, the Superintendent of Adiala Jail, the Government of Punjab, and the Federation of Pakistan.
She claimed she was physically assaulted by female jail staff upon her re-arrest and that her detention was part of a broader campaign to target her husband, Imran Khan, through fabricated cases.
Bushra Bibi’s plea stated that her sentence in the Toshakhana case had been suspended, and she was granted bail in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
She was also acquitted in the Iddat case on July 13, 2024.
Despite these legal victories, she claimed she was re-arrested in a new Toshakhana case, which she argued was illegal and violated her rights.
She further contended that the re-arrest breached section 17(d) of the National Accountability Ordinance 1999.
Bushra Bibi alleged that no reasons for her arrest were provided, nor were any orders from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) shown to her, denying her the right to know the charges against her.
The petition detailed alleged mistreatment by uniformed female jail staff, describing the experience as humiliating and degrading, particularly in light of the absence of a valid arrest warrant.