Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Khan's wife

Bushra Bibi is being sought in a graft case for allegedly selling gifts

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Bushra Bibi, center, the wife of Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, with leaders of Khan's party during a rally in Islamabad on Nov. 26 demanding his release. © AP

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- A Pakistani court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife, Bushra Bibi, in a graft case, local TV ARY News said, a move that could lead to her rearrest two months after she was freed from jail on bail.

Bushra Khan, known more commonly as Bushra Bibi, a term that denotes respect, was released from prison in October after being detained for nine months over an ongoing case involving the illegal sale of state gifts during her husband's tenure in office from 2018 to 2022.

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