With sisters detained, Imran's other family members to reach Adiala for Tuesday meeting: PTI lawyer
ISLAMABAD: While incarcerated ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s sisters remain in detention , some other family members will reach Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Tuesday in a bid to meet him, a PTI lawyer told Dawn on Monday. Lawyer Awais Younas Chaudhry said the decision had been taken to show the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that its orders to ensure weekly meetings between Imran and his family were…
Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has been in prison since 2023, despite being granted twice-a-week meetings with his family and associates by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). However, the PTI lawyer, Awais Younas Chaudhry, has revealed that other family members will attempt to reach Adiala jail on Tuesday to meet Imran Khan, as the IHC orders have not been followed.
The PTI has also condemned the arrest of parliamentarians, including Sanaullah Mastikhel, Ahsan Jamal Khan, and Mian Ghous, who are being held in connection with the upcoming Sept 27 protest. Opposition alliance leaders, including those from Tehreek Tahafuz Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP), have expressed concern over the political situation and the detention of political workers, parliamentarians, and citizens, including Imran Khan's sisters Noreen, Aleema, and Uzma Khan, who have been arrested under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960.
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