Mohsin Naqvi says PTI founders to be shifted to newly constructed Islamabad jail in two months
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: Reuters/file
ISLAMABAD:
The PML-N spearheaded the federal government’s plans to transfer former prime minister Imran Khan from Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail to Islamabad jail, which is expected to be completed in two months. Currently, there is no prison facility in the federal capital.
Addressing the Islamabad Police Deportation Ceremony on Friday, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated that once the Islamabad Jail is completed, Imran Khan will be transferred there.
“Islamabad jail will be completed within two months. All medical facilities are available in the jail. As Imran Khan was convicted by a court in Islamabad, he will be shifted to Islamabad jail,” he said. The PTI founder has been detained in Adiala Jail since September 2023.
The federal government assured the Supreme Court on Thursday that Imran Khan would have access to specialist eye doctors for a new medical assessment and allowed telephone contact with his sons, Kasim and Sulaiman, amid growing concern over his deteriorating eyesight in custody.
Salman Safdar Advocate met Imran in Adiala Jail on Tuesday as Supreme Court’s amicus curiae. A day later, he submitted a seven-page report detailing the former prime minister’s living conditions in prison.
In the report, he quoted Imran as saying that “despite the treatment administered (including an injection), he has been left with only 15 per cent vision in his right eye”.
The report sparked widespread concern about the health of the former prime minister, who, PTI claimed, was placed in solitary confinement in violation of national and international laws.
The Home Secretary said it was a very important day for the Federal Police.
“We did not have a dedicated counter-terrorism force earlier. We started this initiative three months ago. Though the duration of the course was six months, it was completed in three months through day-and-night efforts. Credit goes to the officers who trained them,” he said.
