ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Federal Constitutional Court has scheduled hearings on cases concerning Bushra Bibi’s bail in the £190 million case and a petition challenging the appointment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.
The court will hear Bushra Bibi’s case on Oct. 15 before a two-member bench comprising Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi.
Bushra Bibi’s legal team had approached the Federal Constitutional Court seeking suspension of her sentence in the £190 million case. The application was filed through her lawyer, Salman Safdar, following the High Court’s decision.
Separately, the court has also fixed for hearing a petition challenging the appointment of KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan will hear the case on Oct. 15.
Advocate Sher Afzal Marwat has challenged Afridi’s appointment as chief minister. The petition contends that a convicted person does not have the authority to nominate an individual for a public office.