The ex-husband of the wife of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday filed a case against them, accusing the former first couple of fornication and fraudulent marriage.
Khawar Farid Maneka filed a complaint against Khan, 71, and Bushra Bibi, 49, in the court of Islamabad East Senior Civil Judge Qudratullah under Sections 34 (common intention), 496 (marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage) and 496-B (fornication) of the Pakistan Penal Code, PTI reported.
During the hearing, Maneka also submitted a statement under section 200 (examination of complainant) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Maneka, who was recently given bail in a graft case, in the statement reiterated his claim that Khan ruined his married life.
Subsequently, the court issued notices to the three witnesses mentioned in the case 바카라 namely Istekham-i-Pakistan Party member Awn Chaudhry, Mufti Muhammad Saeed who officiated the nikah and Maneka바카라s house employee Latif 바카라 and directed them to appear before the court on November 28.
Earlier this week, Maneka had held Imran responsible for ruining his married life before eventually marrying Bushra Bibi.
The allegations were met with strong criticism from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party leaders who questioned the moral necessity of Maneka바카라s interview, while their PML-N adversaries used the same to sling mud at the former premier.
Maneka in the complaint urged the court that Khan and Bushra be 바카라summoned and punished strictly in accordance with law in the interest of justice바카라.
He stated that the PTI chief often visited his house for hours in his absence 바카라under the guise of spiritual healings바카라, which was 바카라not only undesirable but unethical바카라.
He further said that Khan used to call Bushra at late hours, with the latter also given separate contact numbers and mobile phones for communication. Maneka said he divorced Bushra on November 14, 2017.
He said the 바카라heinous offence of fornication has been committed by respondents no.1 (Imran) and 2 (Bushra) and the drama of marriage was staged on January 1, 2018.
The development comes a day after a petitioner in a similar case withdrew his plea, citing technical reasons.
