PTI's Barrister Salman Safdar meets Imran, Bushra Bibi in Adiala jail

Barrister Salman Safdar, a lawyer representing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, disclosed on Monday that he had a meeting with party founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, at Adiala jail in Rawalpindi. Imran Khan has been incarcerated since August 5, 2023, while Bushra Bibi was arrested in January 2025 in a separate case, for which they received sentences.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has permitted twice-weekly meetings between Imran Khan and his family, lawyers, and associates, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. However, Safdar reported that the meeting on Monday was his first with Imran Khan in seven months and with Bushra Bibi in 11 months. The 40-minute meeting proved insufficient to cover all the cases and legal matters the couple wanted to discuss, as Imran Khan was granted fresh instructions for some legal matters and cases.

Imran Khan was sentenced to three years in jail for concealing details of Toshakhana gifts but is also serving a 14-year sentence in a £190 million corruption case, commonly known as the Al-Qadir Trust case. The couple was additionally convicted in another Toshakhana case in December 2025, leading to 10-year and seven-year terms.

Imran Khan continues to face pending trials in terrorism cases related to the May 9, 2023 riots. The PTI founder's sisters, Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, and Uzma Khan, as well as opposition leaders, have staged regular sit-ins outside Adiala jail, demanding Imran Khan's release. However, they have been unable to organize more sit-ins since their detention in late September under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, as PTI prepared for a protest march to Islamabad.