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ISLAMABAD, Nov 04 (APP): A petition has been moved to Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday for early hearing of plea seeking suspension of Bushra Bibi’s seven years imprisonment sentence in 190 million pounds case.
The petitioner took the position that according to judicial policy, bail and suspension of sentence applications are heard on a priority basis.
The petitioner’s case is being put on the back burner without justification, not setting Bushra Bibi’s case is contrary to the Women Protection Act and Supreme Court decisions.
Bushra Bibi has requested to set the application for early hearing on suspension of sentence. NAB has been made a party in the application.
The accountability court sentenced Bushra Bibi to seven years in prison while the founder of PTI was sentenced to 14 years in prison.