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TopicBushra Bibi

Topic: Bushra Bibi

‘Spirituality, black magic, interference’—Economist report on Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi ignites row

Report claims Bushra Bibi exercised extraordinary influence over Khan during his tenure as Pakistan PM & also on govt decisions. PTI slams allegations, rivals say they're ‘accurate’.

6 killed in clash with Pakistan security forces as protestors demand release of ex-PM Imran Khan

The violence erupted at the end of a march led by Khan's wife Bushra Bibi and his key aide Ali Amin Gandapur that arrived in Islamabad early Tuesday.

Bushra Bibi is ‘Nur Jahan’ for Imran Khan supporters. They want to know Jemima’s next move

The ‘politicisation’ of Imran Khan’s wife, wrote Dawn’s Amir Wasim in an article, flies in the face of Imran’s own opinions about hereditary politics.

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, his wife acquitted in unlawful marriage case

They were sentenced to 7 years in February when a court found them guilty of breaking Islamic law by failing to observe required interval between Bibi’s divorce from previous marriage and her marriage to Khan.

Pakistan court grants Imran Khan’s wife’s request to shift to jail from house arrest, says lawyer

Bushra Bibi will be moved to Rawalpindi’s Adyala jail where Khan is serving his 14-year sentence. She complained of being served contaminated food by the authorities at the house.

No one safe from poison in Pakistan. After Bushra Bibi, HC judges get letters with anthrax

At least eight judges from Islamabad High Court and four from the Lahore High Court have received such letters. Four letters were also sent to the Chief Justice of Pakistan.

Imran Khan hints army tried to poison Bushra with Harpic. Pakistanis ask red or blue bottle?

Bushra Bibi has complained about suspicious materials including honey being incorporated into her meals in the past. This time it was three drops of Harpic.

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan & wife Bushra sentenced to 7 yrs in prison for unlawful marriage

Bushra was accused of not completing waiting period mandated by Islam after her divorce before marrying Khan. The 2 had signed their 'Nikkah' contract in January 2018 in a secret ceremony.

Pakistanis have moved on from World Cup. Obsessing over Imran Khan’s marriage again

Disclosures made by Khawar Maneka, the ex-husband of Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi, could be a script for a TV show. News anchors are having a field day.

Lollywood, Maulviwood, Hollywood—Pakistani actor attacked for Bushra Bibi Halloween costume

While some have criticised Yawar Iqbal for disrespecting Bushra Bibi, others have called him anti-feminist and anti-hijab.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.