Contempt case: IHC orders lawyers' meeting with Imran Khan
Pakistan
Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan conducted hearing on contempt plea
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed superintendent of Adiala Jail to arrange a meeting between PTI founder Imran Khan and his counsel.
Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan conducted hearing on contempt of court plea for not arranging meeting of Imran Khan's lawyers with him in spite of court orders. PTI founder's lawyers Faisal Farid Chaudhry, Advocate General Ayaz Shaukat, and Adiala Jail superintendent Abdul Ghafoor Anjum appeared before the court.
During the hearing, Imran Khan's lawyer, Faisal Chaudhry, argued that a meeting was scheduled for the previous day but we were not allowed to meet, adding that he was told that Adiala Road had been blocked.
Islamabad Advocate General, Ayaz Shaukat, responded that the government had submitted its reply in the contempt of court case, clarifying that there were three coordinators as per the court orders, but no list of visitors was provided.
The court inquired why the meeting could not be arranged the previous day, and asked that when government would arrange a meeting. The superintendent of Adiala Jail told the court that their meetings were scheduled earlier, and the security arrangements were necessary due to Imran Khan's high profile.
The court remarked that a clash emerged between jail authorities and the PTI founder's coordinators regarding who would meet him, and asked to submit a list of visitors in the court.
Justice Khan ordered superintendent of Adiala Jail to obtain the list and send it to the Islamabad advocate general , hoping to resolve the conflict.
The court ordered the Jail superintendent to arrange a meeting between Imran and Khan and his lawyers and send the list to PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja.
