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PTI outlines new policy for meetings with Imran Khan in jail​

Government officials from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) would be exempt from new policy

News Desk
April 13, 2025

PTI founder Imran Khan. PHOTO: FILE

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a new policy for meetings with its founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, currently in jail, Express News reported on Sunday.

In a statement issued after a political committee meeting, PTI said that a five-member committee will be formed to manage and approve the list of people allowed to meet Khan.

The list will be finalised every Tuesday and Thursday and submitted to prison authorities through one of three designated focal persons; Gohar Ali Khan, Salman Akram Raja or Intizar Panjhotha.

The party warned that no individual outside the approved list will be permitted to meet Khan. Any member defying this rule will be considered in violation of party discipline.

If prison officials block any approved visitor, the remaining committee members will protest by meeting Khan collectively. In such cases, PTI said it would file a contempt petition against the officials.

The party added that government officials from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) would be exempt from this restriction and may visit Khan at any time without committee approval.

 

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Imran Khan’s sisters, PTI leaders released after brief detention outside Adiala jail​

Detentions followed a verbal clash at a checkpoint after the group was denied permission to meet PTI founder in jail.

News Desk
April 17, 2025

Photo: Express


Several senior leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including National Assembly Opposition Leader Omar Ayub and the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s sisters, were briefly detained and later released by Rawalpindi police on Thursday near Adiala jail, where the PTI founder is being held.

The detentions occurred following a verbal confrontation at a police checkpoint after the group was denied permission to meet Khan.

Those held included Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Ahmed Khan Bhachar, Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) chief Sahibzada Hamid Raza, and Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan, Uzma Khanum, and Noreen Khanum, along with his cousin Qasim Khan.

Police officials reportedly showed arrest warrants and moved the group into a prison van. "We will arrest you all," an officer was quoted as saying, as Ayub told reporters, "They are arresting the Leader of the Opposition."

The incident took place at the Gorakhpur checkpoint, where PTI supporters had gathered, chanting slogans in protest.

A week earlier, a similar clash had occurred outside Adiala jail between PTI workers and law enforcement personnel. Police later released the detained individuals near the Chakri Interchange.

The federal government, meanwhile, denied imposing any restrictions on meetings between Khan and his legal or political associates. PTI officials condemned the arrests and warned of further public reaction if such measures continue.