Imran’s sisters, PTI leaders again denied meeting former premier at Adiala Jail

ISLAMABAD: Sisters of Imran Khan and PTI leaders were again not allowed to meet the former premier in Adiala Jail on Tuesday.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has allowed the incarcerated ex-premier to have twice-a-week meetings — on Tuesdays and Thursdays — with his family, lawyers and other associates. Despite the order, Imran has been restricted from meeting visitors for several months.

Imran’s sisters — Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi — along with lawyers Awais Younis and Faisal Malik, and leaders Zafar Gondal, Seemabia Tahir, Usman Jaura, Nadia Khattak, Sadaf Abbasi and others were present outside the jail.

Aleema, speaking to the media, claimed that during the past three years, Pakistan had been in turmoil as Imran remained in jail.

Replying to a question regarding elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, Aleema alleged that in GB, the voices of the people were suppressed in mainstream media, but everything was available on social media.

“Despite that, the people of GB voted in favour of PTI. As a result, people were baton-charged, and PPP and PML-N leaders had to rush to GB. Today, there is social media and everyone can see what is happening in GB,” she added.

When asked why she was there in the sweltering heat, Aleema said that Imran sits there round the clock in the same conditions, so she could also spend some time there.

Aleema said that it was the duty of every Pakistani to save the country and called for Imran’s release to help stabilise Pakistan.

When asked if Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was coming to Adiala jail, she said it had been decided that Afridi would go to Parliament House on June 12, when the budget would be tabled.

Laste week, Aleema said that the only acceptable “deal” would be the restoration of an independent judiciary and the holding of free and fair elections in the country, as authorities once again denied her a meeting with her brother.

Speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail, Aleema said it was their constitutional right to meet Imran. She vowed to continue visiting Adiala, saying it was the only way to exert pressure on the “powers that be”.