Court dismisses Bushra Bibi’s plea to suspend sentence in £190m case

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Court declares petition seeking suspension of sentence non-maintainable

The Federal Constitutional Court has dismissed Bushra Bibi’s petition seeking suspension of her sentence in the £190 million case, declaring the plea non-maintainable.

A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan announced the verdict and issued the order dismissing the petition after reserving its decision earlier in the day.

The Constitutional Court rejected the petition filed by Bushra Bibi, who had approached the court seeking suspension of her sentence in the £190 million case.

The bench, led by Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, declared the petition non-maintainable. The court subsequently issued its formal order dismissing the plea.

Earlier in the day, the Federal Constitutional Court had reserved its decision on whether Bushra Bibi’s petition was maintainable.

The court later announced its verdict and issued the order confirming the dismissal of her request for suspension of the sentence in the case.

The ruling concerns the maintainability of the petition seeking suspension of the sentence.

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