Imran Khan’s get together strikes Islamabad High Court, seeks A-class amenities for him

Imran Khan’s get together on Monday petitioned the Islamabad High Court to shift the jailed former prime minister from the Attock jail in Punjab province to Rawalpindi’s high-security Adiala jail, holding in view his prosperous household background, social and political standing.

In a petition, the lawyer of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) get together requested the Islamabad High Court to switch the deposed premier the place A-class amenities can be found, including that his household, attorneys and his doctor Dr Faisal Sultan needs to be allowed to fulfill him.

He maintained that assembly his attorneys, authorized crew and household was the basic proper of the get together chairman.

Khan, 70, was arrested from his residence in Lahore on Saturday shortly after an Islamabad trial court docket discovered him responsible of “corrupt practices” within the Toshakhana corruption case and sentenced him to 3 years in jail.

After his arrest, he was shifted to Attock jail in Attock metropolis in Punjab province although the court docket order directed authorities to lodge him at Rawalpindi’s high-security Adiala jail.

In a separate improvement, it was reported that Khan was shifted to cell no 2 in Attock jail, which has excessive safety and “better facilities”, Geo News reported.

The measurement of cell no 2 is larger than the earlier one and has a desk, chair, mattress, and mattress.

“Since childhood, the petitioner is from an affluent family, and later due to his education, habits, and social and political status in the society, has got accustomed to a better mode of life… is a graduate of Oxford University, UK and the … captain of Pakistan national Cricket team…,” the petition learn.

“Keeping in view the petitioner’s social and political status, his education, and his being accustomed to a better living style, the Petitioner was entitled to A-Class facilities in terms of Rule 243 read with Rule 248 of Pakistan Prison Rules.”

A crew of medical doctors has been appointed for the PTI chairman and can inspect him in two shifts, Geo News reported.

After his arrest, “Charges of misdeclaration of assets have been proven against PTI chairman,” Judge Humayun Dilawar wrote in his judgment, handing Khan three years in jail, together with a high quality of Rs 100,000, whereas issuing an arrest warrant for his speedy arrest.

The petition on Monday, filed by Khan’s lawyer Naeem Haider Panjotha, added that Khan was being saved in a “small cell of 9 x 11 feet”.

It additional appealed that the PTI’s chair’s authorized crew, private doctor and members of the family be allowed to fulfill him.

“Moreover, Dr Faisal Sultan is the physician of the petitioner for twenty-five years and is aware of the entire medical history of the Petitioner.”

Panjotha met Khan for one hour and 45 minutes within the presence of a jail official to get authorized paper signed by him for launching appeals towards his conviction.

The lawyer instructed the media that Khan knowledgeable him that he has been saved in a darkish room with an open rest room, frequented by flies in the course of the day and ants within the evening.

“I have been kept in a dark room with no television or newspaper available. Nobody is allowed to meet me as if I am a terrorist,” Panjotha quoted Khan as saying.

Talking about the food, Khan just said that he was thankful to God for whatever edible he was getting. He also asked the lawyer to let everyone know over the media that “I will die but will never accept servitude.”

Panjotha said Khan has directed the party’s legal team to take legal action against those who “attacked” Zaman Park and “kidnapped” him.

“He also said that the PTI core committee will decide the way forward in consultation with me â€æ no decision will be taken by a single person,” the lawyer mentioned.

The lawyer additionally quoted Khan as saying that the general public ought to proceed their peaceable protests and proceed this “warfare towards slavery”.

Khan additionally demanded that his spouse Bushra Bibi needs to be allowed to fulfill him.

The Toshakhana case says that Khan “deliberately concealed” particulars of the items he retained from the Toshakhana, a repository the place presents handed to authorities officers from international officers are saved, throughout his time because the prime minister and proceeds from their reported gross sales.

This is the second time in three months that Khan has been arrested.

Khan was arrested on May 9 in Islamabad from the excessive court docket’s premises within the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case, sparking violent protests by his supporters.

Khan faces greater than 140 circumstances throughout the nation and fees like terrorism, violence, blasphemy, corruption and homicide.

Published On:

Aug 7, 2023