Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again landed himself in trouble following his wedding with Bushra Bibi. However, a Pakistani cleric who solemnised the wedding has claimed that the ceremony was not conducted in accordance with Islamic Sharia law, according to a media report on Wednesday.
Mufti Saeed, the cleric who solemnised the couple’s Islamic marriage in 2018, asserted that the ceremony occurred during the iddat period of Bushra Bibi, as reported by The Express Tribune newspaper.
For those unaware, Iddat period (Three months) is a waiting period for a Muslim woman that must be observed on account of the death of her husband or the dissolution of the marriage.
Nevertheless, a court hearing in Islamabad has shed light on the controversy surrounding the marriage between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief and Bushra, the report added.
The alleged un-Islamic marriage of Khan and Bushra was brought to light by a petition filed by Muhammad Hanif and the hearing was presided over by Senior Civil Judge Nasr Minullah Baloch.
Saeed, who serves as the principal of the seminary, claimed of having a positive relationship with Khan and being a part of his core committee. He claimed that Khan took him to Lahore’s DHA to officiate the couple’s Nikkah in 2018.
He also pointed out that a woman claiming to be Bushra’s sister has assured him that all the Sharia requirements for her marriage had been fulfilled and that she and Khan were free to wed, the report said.
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