Jailed Imran again denied family meeting — this time with his cousin as sisters remain in detention
ISLAMABAD: Ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s cousin, Qasim Zaman, reached Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Tuesday but was not allowed a meeting with the PTI founder, Awais Younas Chaudhry, a PTI lawyer told Dawn . “We reached there at around 2pm and waited until after 4pm, but a meeting was not allowed,” he said. Imran has been in prison since 2023. The IHC has allowed Imran twice-a-week meetings — on…
Imran Khan's cousin, Qasim Zaman, attempted to visit the ex-prime minister at Adiala jail on Tuesday but was denied a meeting with Imran Khan, according to a PTI lawyer. Imran, serving a prison sentence since 2023, is permitted twice-weekly meetings with his family and associates. However, despite these orders, Imran has been barred from meeting visitors.
The PTI founder's sisters, Aleema, Uzma, and Noreen, were previously granted these visits but have now been detained by authorities ahead of the PTI's protest on September 27. On Monday, Chaudhry informed the Dawn that Imran's sisters were detained, and as a result, they were unable to reach Adiala for the meeting. Chaudhry had submitted a list of party leaders and lawyers for the meeting but did not disclose their names to avoid potential arrests.
Additionally, a list of lawyers was submitted to visit Imran, which also failed to materialize after hours of waiting. The Supreme Court had previously ordered Imran to undergo a medical checkup at Shifa International Hospital on August 18, after which Noreen Khan, one of Imran's sisters, was allowed two consecutive meetings with him. However, there have been no further meetings since her last one on August 25.
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