IHC dismisses 3 petitions from Adiala prisoners seeking private hospital treatment, communication with relatives abroad
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed petitions filed by three Adiala Jail prisoners seeking treatment at private hospitals and permission to communicate with relatives abroad, similar to the relief granted to PTI founder Imran Khan. Justice Muhammad Asif issued separate written judgments after reserving the verdict on August 27 on petitions filed by prisoners Owais Altaf,…
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed three petitions from Adiala Jail prisoners seeking private hospital treatment and permission to communicate with relatives abroad. The court ruled that while imprisonment restricts a person's liberty, it does not create a right to every facility of choice. The petitions were filed by Owais Altaf, Muhammad Ilyas Khan, and Muhammad Ismail Hussain, who argued that the required medical facilities were not available within the government hospital system and that they needed to communicate with relatives abroad.
The court noted that the primary responsibility for prisoners' treatment rests with the state's administrative structure and government hospitals. The court also dismissed the petition regarding Hussain's request to communicate with his brother through WhatsApp, stating that the petitioner had failed to establish that the jail administration's order was illegal or that his fundamental rights had been violated.
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