IHC adjourns plea against Bushra Bibi’s phone tapping till Sept 18

Islamabad_(IHC) adjourned the hearing on Bushra Bibi’s petition against audio leaks till Sept 18.

Justice Babar Sattar of the IHC heard the petition and merged PTI chairman’s wife Bushra Bibi and Zulfi Bukhari’s audio leak petitions with Najamul Thaqib’s petition which was already pending.

Justice Babar Sattar said to support the court on the legality of phone tapping. The source of information cannot be asked from the law enforcement agencies.

The lawyer Latif Khosa said unfortunately our phones are being bugged continuously. Justice Babar Sattar said this is happening to everyone, what is the big deal in this. The objection to your request is that you have not challenged any order.

The lawyer said that the police and FIA are harassing Bushra Bibi continuously. The judge asked to assist the court in the next hearing on the legality of phone tapping and evidence law.

When the lawyer requested the judge to stop FIA from harassment till next hearing, Justice Babar Sattar remarked that he would pass such an order that he could get implemented. Harassment is a broad term and tomorrow you will come with a contempt of court petition, the judge observed.

Later, the court issuing a notice adjourned the hearing of the case till Sept 18.

While,

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of bail application of former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in the judicial complex attack case until September 15,

ATC judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain heard the bail petition.

However, police failed to present the case’s record even today.

The court directed the police to submit the record on the next hearing.

Four days ago, on September 8, 2023 (Friday), an ATC in Islamabad had sent former Punjab chief minister and PTI President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to Adiala Jail on 14-day judicial remand.

Earlier, the PTI president was produced before ATC judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain after completion of his two-day physical remand.

During the hearing, the police sought another 10-day physical remand of Elahi, which was turned down by the judge.

The PTI leader had been arrested hours after his release from the NAB custody on September 1 on the Lahore High Court (LHC) order. The high court had restricted the authorities from arresting him.

As per the FIR registered against Elahi at CTD police station on September 3, the former CM had sent rioters to Islamabad to vandalise the Judicial Complex besides providing vehicles and batons for the same.

IHC disposes of MPO case

Also on Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) disposed of Elahi’s petition against the issuance of maintenance of public order (MPO) when Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon told Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri that the order had been withdrawn.

The high court had summoned the DC in person.

Elahi, however, could not appear in the court since he was in jail.