Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has approached the Islamabad High Court requesting that he and his wife Bushra Bibi be given international standard facilities in jail. This information came to light from a media report on Tuesday. According to the news of ‘Geo News’, Imran and Bushra, imprisoned in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, have filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court requesting to provide “high level facilities” there.
Bushra and Imran are behind bars
Imran (71) was ousted from the post of Prime Minister through a no-confidence motion in the year 2022. He has been in jail for more than a year after being arrested in cases including the Toshakhana corruption case, confidential documents (cipher) leak case and un-Islamic Nikah case. At the same time, Bushra (49) has also been behind bars for months after her arrest in the Toshakhana corruption case and the un-Islamic Nikah case.
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According to ‘Geo News’, the petition filed through lawyer Azhar Siddiqui has made the Cabinet Secretary, Home Secretary and Law Secretary as parties. According to the news, the petition has also requested to make the Chief Secretary of Punjab province, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Inspector General of Police (IG) of Islamabad as parties. According to the news, the petition has also urged the High Court to order the Adiala Jail administration to ensure the implementation of international treaties, constitutional sections and jail rules for political prisoners.
Imran’s claims rejected
According to the news, the petition has also requested to summon the list of those who want to meet Imran, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, who is lodged in Rawalpindi jail. It has also requested to seek a report on the duration of the meeting. The petition was filed after Imran’s interview to British newspaper ‘The Sunday Times’ in which he claimed that he was imprisoned in a death cell where “terrorists” are kept to ensure that “they are not able to contact anyone.” However, the federal cabinet rejected Imran’s claims on Monday. It said that the prison where the PTI chief is kept is similar to the ‘presidential suite’, which is “far better than a middle-class person’s home.”
