When former prime minister Imran Khan was dragged out of a court house by police on charges of corruption on 9 May 2023, the reaction was unlike anything seen in Pakistan before.

A court in Pakistan granted on Wednesday a request by the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to shift to jail, her lawyer said, instead of house arrest ordered by the government because of security concerns.

Imran Khan's party workers vandalised a dozen military installations, including the Jinnah House (Lahore Corps Commander House), Mianwali Airbase and the ISI building in Faisalabad after the cricketer-turned-politician was arrested in a corruption case.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) approved the request of Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi seeking her transfer from their Banigala residence — which had been declared a sub-jail — to Adiala Jail Rawalpindi where her husband is currently incarcerated.

In a major legal victory for Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi, a high court here on Wednesday ordered the former first lady's transfer from her private residence, designated as a sub-jail, to the Adiala jail where the ex-premier is incarcerated.

A court in Pakistan granted a request on Wednesday by the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be moved to jail, her lawyer said, instead of the house arrest ordered by the government.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife, Bushra Bibi, has been moved to jail from house arrest following her challenge in court, alleging contaminated food at their Islamabad mansion.