PTI lawyers seek early hearing of Bushra Bibi’s ...

Summary

• Senior members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legal team have approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) seeking an early hearing of former first lady Bushra Bibi’s criminal appeal in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case.
• The legal team, led by PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and Barrister Salman Safdar, met the court office on Tuesday and requested that Bushra’s appeal be registered and fixed for hearing at the earliest possible date.
• Barrister Salman Safdar submitted an application before the FCC on September 17, asking for an early hearing and highlighting the medical complications she has faced during the prolonged legal proceedings.

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Senior members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legal team have approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) seeking an early hearing of former first lady Bushra Bibi’s criminal appeal in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case.

The legal team, led by PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and Barrister Salman Safdar, met the court office on Tuesday and requested that Bushra’s appeal be registered and fixed for hearing at the earliest possible date.

Advocate Intezar Hussain Panjutha said the court office assured the lawyers that the appeal would be numbered during the week and subsequently fixed before an appropriate bench. He clarified that no new written application was submitted on Tuesday, although the lawyers made a verbal request for early registration and fixation.