Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi meets him in Adiala jail for second consecutive week
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan’s sister, Noreen Niazi, met him at Adiala jail on Tuesday for the second consecutive week, in line with the Supreme Court’s (SC) directions. In response to Imran’s petition filed in May , the SC on August 18 ruled that meetings should be facilitated between the prisoner and his family members once a week. The court had also directed that the government…
Islamabad witnessed a poignant meeting between Imran Khan's sister, Noreen Niazi, and her incarcerated brother on Tuesday, marking the second consecutive week they have been granted permission to converse under the Supreme Court's guidelines. The court's intervention in Imran's petition from May led to the establishment of a weekly meeting schedule, comprising a face-to-face encounter and two telephone calls with his sons.
Noreen's meeting with her brother lasted approximately 45 minutes, according to PTI lawyer Awais Younas Chaudhry, who reported that the other two sisters remained in the vehicle, declining to speak to the media as they exited the jail. Chaudhry expressed gratitude towards the Supreme Court for enabling these meetings, which have been crucial for the PTI leadership.
The court also ordered Imran's transfer to Shifa International Hospital for medical evaluations, an order that was not fulfilled as he was admitted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Friday. The Islamabad High Court had directed Adiala jail authorities to adhere to the March 24 order reinstating the twice-a-week meetings in October 2025.
However, persistent allegations of meeting sabotage from Imran's family and PTI leaders have persisted since the court's directive.
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