ISLAMABAD ( Web Desk) - An Anti-Terrorism Court has directed that Bushra Bibi be included in the investigation of 29 cases in the presence of her husband and her legal team, during ongoing proceedings related to the 26 November cases.
The hearing was conducted before ATC Judge Amjad Ali Shah, where cases related to the November 26 incidents were taken up. During the proceedings, the court extended Bushra Bibi’s interim bail and adjourned the hearing until June 9.
The court further ordered that Bushra Bibi must be included in the investigation while her husband and legal team are present, and instructed authorities to complete the inquiry by the next hearing date.
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During the session, the government prosecutor and defense lawyers were also present in the courtroom as the proceedings continued.
Later, speaking to the media, Bushra Bibi’s lawyer Faisal Mahmood Malik stated that her interim bail had been extended until June 9. He added that the court had ordered her inclusion in the investigation along with her legal team and husband.
The defense counsel further said that the legal team had fully appeared in the Aliema Khan case and argued that meeting the party’s founding chairman is a constitutional right of the legal team. He added that they are challenging the penalty imposed over meeting requests, arguing that lawyers cannot conduct trials without access to their clients.
He also informed that arguments on bail applications of arrested workers have been completed.