Imran apologises to woman judge

PTI chairman challenges sessions court’s decision to declare his marriage case admissible

ISLAMABAD– The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief on Wednesday apologised to woman judge Zeba Chaudhry in the district and sessions court, in response to a charge of threatening the woman magistrate.

The PTI chief apologised while attending the case’s hearing at the court of Judicial Magistrate Malik Aman in Islamabad.

“I started a political party dedicated to the supremacy of justice 27 years ago. I have not shattered a single pot to date,” the PTI chairman asserted.

Last year, the PTI chief had been booked for threatening Islamabad police officers and woman magistrate under Section 7 of anti-Terrorism act (ATA) regarding his statements at the rally.

Sources privy to the matter said that the Margalla police had registered a case under the complaint of magistrate Ali Javed against the deposed premier on charges of hate speech in an attempt to disturb the peace.

According to the FIR, he threatened and terrorised state organs and tried to pressurise the judiciary and the police. During the rally, he threatened the Islamabad IG, a woman magistrate, and the DIG, the FIR added.

Earlier,

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and his wife Bushra Bibi have challenged the sessions court’s decision to declare their marriage case as admissible.

Chairman PTI has filed an application in Islamabad High Court through his lawyer Sher Afzal Marwat, in which it has been said that dirty allegations have been made againstChairman PTI and Bushra Bibi by petitioner Muhammad Hanif. A case was filed under Section 496 against Bushra Bibi.

According to the petition, the allegations made in the private complaint do not fall under the category of Section 496 and PTI chairman and Bushra Bibi are legally married to each other.

The PTI chairman said complainant’s move was aimed at damaging his reputation.

He further stated that complaint against Chairman PTI, Bushra Bibi was not admissible and the court should declare the private complaint against the couple null and void. He also said that decision of the civil judge regarding admissibility of the complaint should also be declared null and void.