Overview
- The Islamabad High Court, which listed a Tuesday hearing, assigned Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif to take up the case.
- Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi seek to suspend their prison terms after a January 2025 conviction in the £190 million Al‑Qadir Trust corruption case.
- The National Accountability Bureau has argued the suspension bids are not maintainable under Section 426 of the Criminal Procedure Code because the appeals are not yet admitted for regular hearing.
- Registrar objections over unsigned pages and a missing certificate that the case was not pending elsewhere were cleared on February 26, allowing the filings to proceed.
- A separate Supreme Court hearing on Khan’s appeal in a Rs10 billion defamation matter is also set for Tuesday, adding schedule pressure as his lawyers ask for a quick ruling due to a worsening eye condition.