Prison Officials Ordered to Provide Former Pakistani PM with Prayer Mat, Quran
Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamir Farooq issued a written order on Imran’s applications for shifting him to the Adiala Jail, provision of facilities and meetings with lawyers. The order stated that jail officials had been ordered to allow family visits and meetings with lawyers according to prison rules. On a separate request for provision of home-cooked food, the court sought arguments at the next hearing.
Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court also issued a written order on Imran Khan’s lawyer Sher Afzal Marwat’s application for contempt of court. Justice Farooq issued the written order.
According to the lawyer, he was not allowed to meet Imran Khan in the jail and instead a case was registered, the order stated. It said a copy of the application should be sent to the parties concerned and directed them to submit a response at the next hearing. It also ordered that the case be fixed for hearing along with Imran’s other plea for provision of facilities.
Meanwhile, the core committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has expressed profound concern over what it perceives as an unwarranted and unjust delay in the court’s decision regarding the transfer of its chairman Imran Khan from Attock to Adiala Jail.
The committee has also voiced disappointment on delay in facilitating the provision of food and water from home, as well as the deferred hearing of his bail application.
It has also accused the chief justice of Islamabad High Court of displaying partiality and bias and urged him to recuse himself from cases involving Imran Khan.
Source: thenews.com.pk
