Pakistan former PM Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi freed from jail on bail

24/10/2024 18:50

        Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, was released from prison on Thursday, a day after she was granted bail in a case linked to the illegal sale of state gifts, ending about nine months of imprisonment.
        
        The release is the biggest legal relief for Khan and his family since he was imprisoned in August last year. Bibi, who was arrested in January, was released from Adiala Jail in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where Khan still remains.
        
        Local television channels showed a small number of supporters throwing rose petals on two white SUVs escorting her from the jail.
        
        Bibi faces at least one other graft case linked to receiving land from a real estate developer.
        
        "Welcome back Bushra Bibi! You have faced extremely difficult times, disgusting campaign and character assassination attempts against your during your illegal time in jail," Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, said in a post on X.