- Barrister Salman Safdar meets Imran Khan at Adiala jail.
- Meeting between Imran and his lawyer lasted for three hours.
- Report on Imran’s living conditions to be submitted to SC.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s health is fine, said Barrister Salman Safdar on Tuesday after meeting the jailed party leader at Central Jail Rawalpindi, commonly known as Adiala jail.
Barrister Safdar made the remarks following a three-hour long meeting with the PTI founder at the Adiala jail.
The meeting took place after the Supreme Court allowed Barrister Safdar earlier today to meet the incarcerated former prime minister at Adiala jail, declaring the counsel “friend of the court”.
“It is appropriate that a report be sought on the living conditions of the PTI founder. Barrister [Salman] Safdar should be given access to the barracks of the PTI founder so that he can give a written response,” the court said.
During his interaction with journalists outside the Adiala jail, Barrister Safdar said that the jail authorities had given him “full access” to the PTI founder.
“I will not say anything until the report is submitted to the Supreme Court,” he added.
The SC had directed the lawyer to submit the report on Imran’s living conditions by tomorrow (Wednesday).
The move came a day after the SC had rejected a request seeking an “immediate meeting” with the incarcerated party founder, observing that no such order could be passed without issuing prior notice to the government.
The request for a meeting with the ousted prime minister was made by PTI senior leader Latif Khosa. The SC, however, had issued notice to the government for a meeting with the PTI founder on Tuesday (today).
Khosa filed the request weeks after the PTI founder was shifted from Adiala jail to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for a “20-minute” eye procedure.
Khan, who has been in jail since August 2023, faces several cases ranging from corruption to terrorism, following his ouster from power through the opposition’s no-confidence motion in April 2022.
Separately, sources privy to the matter said a meeting between the PTI founder and his wife Bushra Bibi was also arranged by the jail authorities in the conference room. The meeting lasted around half an hour, during which the couple inquired about each other’s health and well-being, the sources added.
It is pertinent to mention here that the PTI last week submitted a two-page memorandum to the SC registrar, requesting immediate jail visitation rights for Khan with his family, doctors, lawyers and friends.
The PTI had alleged that Khan’s rights as a prisoner and a human being have been consistently violated.
Citing reports, the PTI memorandum also said: “Imran is being subjected to some secretive medical procedure at a hospital in Islamabad and keeping his relatives in the dark in violation of jail rules.”
