Sisters, Lawyers Barred from Meeting Imran Khan at Adiala Jail
Former Pakistani prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s sisters and lawyers were not allowed to meet him. Despite appearing outside Adiala Jail on Tuesday (September 15), they were denied permission to meet him, Pakistani media outlet Dawn reported.
Imran’s sisters Alima Khan and Uzma Khan, along with six lawyers, went to Adiala Jail on Tuesday. Imran’s lawyer Awais Younis Chowdhury said they were not allowed to meet him despite Islamabad High Court (IHC) directives regarding meetings between Imran and his family members and lawyers.
Awais Younis said Imran’s sisters waited outside the jail until 6:30pm. However, they were not informed whether permission for the meeting had been granted. He also said that under the IHC directive, arrangements are supposed to be made for family members and lawyers to meet Imran on Tuesdays and party leaders on Thursdays.
Speaking to journalists outside the jail, Alima Khan said that in response to the situation created during Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s visit to Lahore, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif should not be given protocol if he visits KP.
Alima also claimed that Pakistan’s ruling elite had become frightened and were preparing to leave the country. However, the report cited no evidence supporting her claim.
Commenting on IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, Alima said the hearing on Imran’s bail petition should begin. She also demanded that Imran be shifted to Shifa International Hospital.
Meanwhile, PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram opposed the Federal Constitutional Court’s (FCC) decision to summon from the Supreme Court the case records concerning Imran’s transfer to the hospital. He claimed that this was further weakening the Supreme Court.
On Tuesday, the FCC summoned the complete records of the case pending before the Supreme Court regarding Imran’s transfer to Shifa International Hospital. It also sought records of cases pending before the higher courts concerning similar matters.
The FCC summoned the records under Article 175-E, which was added to the Constitution through the 27th Constitutional Amendment.
Source: The Dawn
