A court in Pakistan has granted a request by Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, to be moved to jail instead of remaining under house arrest at their Islamabad mansion. Bibi had challenged the house arrest, alleging contaminated food at their residence, and the court ordered her transfer to Adyala jail in Rawalpindi.
Bushra Bibi had been detained at Khan's hilltop mansion since January following their conviction on charges of illegally selling state gifts. She filed an appeal in the Islamabad High Court through her lawyers, seeking to be shifted to jail.
The court's decision to move Bibi to jail comes after she complained of being served contaminated food by the authorities at the house, which had been declared a sub-jail. However, the authorities have denied these accusations.
The move to transfer Bushra Bibi to jail aligns with her legal challenge and addresses her concerns about the conditions of her detention.
