IHC Orders Update on May 9 Cases Against Bushra Bibi Preventing Arrest in Unknown Cases

On Monday, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the petition requesting details of the cases registered against Bushra Bibi, and seeking to prevent her arrest in any unknown case while providing an opportunity for her to approach the relevant court.

The petitioner’s lawyer, Sardar Latif Khosa, appeared in court and argued that Bushra Bibi had been implicated in the cases related to May 9. In one case, it was stated that the investigation had not begun, but she was to be arrested.

The CJ remarked, “Khosa Sahib, it’s over a year since the May 9, 2023 incidents. Of the eleven cases, which FIRs are from May 9?” Latif Khosa responded that all eleven FIRs are from May 9.

Justice Farooq noted that the Lahore High Court (LHC) has also ruled that a person arrested in one case shall be considered arrested in all cases. “It is not acceptable that a person gets bail or is acquitted in one case and then is arrested in another,” he noted.

The court later ordered the DIG Operations of Rawalpindi to appear in court on August 7 and inform the court about the status of the May 9 cases against the former first lady.