--- title: "PTI lawyers seek early hearing for Bushra Bibi’s appeal in Al-Qadir Trust case" description: "Most outlets reported that senior PTI lawyers approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) seeking an early hearing for Bushra Bibi’s appeal in the Al-Qadir Trust case. Dawn and Business Recorder provided additional context, mentioning the £190 million case amount and the nature of the appeal (criminal appeal and plea for suspension of sentence, respectively). Pakistan Today’s excerpt was brief and repetitive, merely stating the action without additional details. Hum News English and Minute Mirror focused on the legal move and the involvement of PTI lawyers, with Hum specifying the plea sought to suspend a sentence." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12644-pti-lawyers-seek-early-hearing-of-bushra-bibi-s site: HarZaviya language: en --- # PTI lawyers seek early hearing for Bushra Bibi’s appeal in Al-Qadir Trust case pakistan · updated 8 Oct 2026, 7:51 PM PKT · 6–8 Oct 2026 · 6 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that senior PTI lawyers approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) seeking an early hearing for Bushra Bibi’s appeal in the Al-Qadir Trust case. While the framing and wording varied slightly — with some emphasizing the £190 million amount and others focusing on the legal team or the appeal itself — all excerpts highlighted the request for early fixation of the case. Pakistan Today simply repeated the headline without additional context, while Dawn and Business Recorder included the financial figure and named PTI Secretary General. Hum News English and Minute Mirror focused on the legal action and the plea or appeal, using slightly different terminology. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 8 Oct 2026 — Al-Qadir Trust case: FCC fixes Bushra Bibi’s plea seeking suspension of sentence (1 outlet) - **Hum News English** — [Al-Qadir Trust case: FCC fixes Bushra Bibi’s plea seeking suspension of sentence](https://humenglish.com/latest/al-qadir-trust-case-fcc-fixes-bushra-bibis-plea-seeking-suspension-of-sentence/) · 8 Oct 2026, 7:51 PM PKT > ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has fixed for hearing former first lady Bushra Bibi’s plea seeking suspension of her sentence in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case. A two-member FCC bench comprising Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi will hear the case on October 15. On January 17, 2025, Accountability Court Judge Nasir Javed Rana sentenced former prime mini... ### 6 Oct 2026 — PTI lawyers seek early hearing for Bushra Bibi’s appeal in Al-Qadir Trust case (5 outlets) > Most outlets reported that senior PTI lawyers approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) seeking an early hearing for Bushra Bibi’s appeal in the Al-Qadir Trust case. Dawn and Business Recorder provided additional context, mentioning the £190 million case amount and the nature of the appeal (criminal appeal and plea for suspension of sentence, respectively). Pakistan Today’s excerpt was brief and repetitive, merely stating the action without additional details. Hum News English and Minute Mirror focused on the legal move and the involvement of PTI lawyers, with Hum specifying the plea sought to suspend a sentence. - **Business Recorder** — [Al-Qadir Trust case: Lawyers move FCC seeking early fixation of Bushra’s plea](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442966/al-qadir-trust-case-lawyers-move-fcc-seeking-early-fixation-of-bushras-plea) · 7 Oct 2026, 5:26 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyers on Tuesday approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) seeking early fixation of Bushra Bibi’s appeal in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case. PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and Barrister Salman Safdar filed an application for early hearing of the appeal filed by former premier Imran Khan’s wife. They requested the FCC to fix the ... - **Pakistan Today** — [PTI lawyers approach FCC for early hearing of Bushra Bibi's appeal](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/06/pti-lawyers-approach-fcc-for-early-hearing-of-bushra-bibis-appeal) · 6 Oct 2026, 9:55 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing - **Hum News English** — [PTI lawyers approach FCC for early hearing of Bushra Bibi’s plea in Al-Qadir Trust case](https://humenglish.com/latest/pti-lawyers-approach-fcc-for-early-hearing-of-bushra-bibis-plea-in-al-qadir-trust-case/) · 6 Oct 2026, 6:33 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Senior lawyers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) seeking early fixation of former first lady Bushra Bibi’s plea for suspension of her sentence in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case. PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, Barrister Salman Safdar and Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry reached the FCC and met the additional regist... - **Minute Mirror** — [PTI lawyers seek early hearing of Bushra Bibi’s ...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pti-lawyers-seek-early-hearing-of-bushra-bibis-al-qadir-appeal-640394/) · 6 Oct 2026, 4:23 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Senior members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legal team have approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) - **Dawn** — [Al-Qadir Trust case: PTI lawyers approach FCC for early hearing of Bushra Bibi’s appeal](https://www.dawn.com/news/2035161/al-qadir-trust-case-pti-lawyers-approach-fcc-for-early-hearing-of-bushra-bibis-appeal) · 6 Oct 2026, 3:26 PM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Senior members of the PTI legal team on Tuesday approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) seeking early fixation of a criminal appeal filed by former first lady Bushra Bibi in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case. The former first lady was handed a seven-year sentence in the case in January last year, and is currently imprisoned at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail. The court found Im... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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