PTI walks out of Senate to protest Bushra’s ‘secret’ hospital visit

Raising a point of order, Mr Zafar said the reports had caused “grave apprehension and concern throughout the country”. He termed the situation “highly strange and secretive” and said it raised several questions. “If Bushra Bibi was unwell, why has the nation not been informed about her medical condition? To which hospital was she taken? What medical tests were conducted? Which doctors examined her? Why was she immediately brought back to jail?” he asked. He said the silence of the government and jail authorities had made the matter “even more suspicious”. Mr Zafar claimed that Bushra Bibi had for months faced “solitary confinement, mental torture, and extremely harsh conditions” in jail. He alleged that her personal doctors were being denied access, family meetings were blocked, and details of her treatment were being kept secret. “Such treatment is not only inhumane but also contrary to fundamental human rights and constitutional protections,” he said. “Political differences may exist, but endangering a person’s health and life is wholly unacceptable.” He questioned whether the government had “become so vindictive that it had lost all conscience”. Seven demands On behalf of PTI, Mr Zafar pla­ced seven demands before the House, including immediate disclosure of Bushra Bibi’s medical test results, permission for her personal doctors to examine her, unrestricted meetings with family members, her transfer to Shifa International Hospital for treatment, formatio