In a significant development, Islamabad High Court (IHC) has put together a larger bench to hear various pleas filed with regard to PTI founder Imran Khan’s right to meet his family members and party leaders at Rawalpindis Adiala Prison, where the former prime minister is jailed.
The bench to be led by IHC functioning Chief Justice Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar will include Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Muhammad Azam Khan. The larger bench will hear more than 20 pleas.
The development came when IHC -functioning boss heard a petition filed by Adiala Prison Superintendent Abdul Ghafoor Anjum, who complained to several affairs regarding Imran Khan’s visiting rights and conflicting judgments from the courts on the said question.
“For the sake of legal consistency, it is imperative that all related cases are stated […] Become consolidated within a single or larger bench to ensure uniform judgment and effective enforcement of judicial directives, “Read the Prison Master’s petition while quoting operational difficulties and uncertainty facing prison administration. The former prime minister who faces an abundance of litigation has been withheld at Adiala Prison since September 2023.
However, his imprisonment has not been without controversy, as the former reigning party has again complained about the abuse of authorities as well as alleged obstacles to arranging meetings between the PTI founder, his lawyers and others.
Last week, IHC had ordered Adiala officials to present the former Prime Minister of the Court in a personal capacity in relation to a plea filing by PTI’s Mashal Yousafzai against alleged denial of permission to accommodate the PTI founder.
