The former Prime Minister of Pakistan has expressed serious concern about the condition of his brother in jail. He alleges that the Adiala jail administration is not allowing not only the family, but also the lawyers and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders to meet Imran Khan for the last four weeks.
Niazi said that the scheduled meetings of several senior PTI leaders, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, were also suddenly canceled by the authorities. Amidst this ban, rumors of Khan’s death spread from Pakistan to India on social media.
However, on 27 November, the Adiala jail administration rejected these claims. Officials clarified that Imran Khan is safe, his health is fine and he is being given necessary medical care.
Amidst these circumstances, Imran Khan’s sister Alima Khan filed a complaint in the Islamabad High Court on Friday against the jail superintendent and several other officials contempt petition of court Has been filed. KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and other PTI leaders were also present while filing the petition.
In the petition the court Orders of 24 March 2024 Reference has been made, in which 73-year-old Imran Khan Meets twice a week—Tuesday and Thursday. Explicit permission was given. Khan is lodged in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail since August 2023.
Alima Khan alleges that despite the orders of the court, the jail administration did not allow her to meet. Deliberate violation of court instructions Have done.
The officers who have been made respondents in the petition include—
Adiala Jail Superintendent Abdul Ghafoor Anjum
SHO of Sadar Beroni police station Raja Aijaz Azim
Federal Home Secretary Captain (Retd.) Mohammad Khurram Agha
Secretary of Punjab Home Department noorul amin
Alima Khan said that she is extremely concerned about her brother’s safety, legal rights and humane treatment, hence it was necessary to file this petition to ensure compliance with the court orders.
PTI leaders say that they will take further legal and political action if the court orders are not followed. The party leadership may soon announce a strategy on this.
