Speculation surrounding a meeting at Adiala Jail on Wednesday, November 11, has been dismissed as baseless propaganda, with clarification that the meeting had no connection to secret political negotiations, a possible deal or any behind-the-scenes arrangements involving PTI founder Imran Khan.
The meeting was permitted by the Islamabad High Court to allow lawyers to consult their client on pending cases, appeals and other legal proceedings.
Salman Safdar and Latif Khosa, who met Imran Khan, are his legal representatives and were exercising their right to consult him on legal matters under the court’s directions.
Describing the meeting as part of a political deal, reconciliation effort or secret planning is misleading and unfounded, according to the clarification.
It was further stressed that no backdoor negotiations were taking place and that any attempt by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to politicise the legal meeting could ultimately harm its own incarcerated leader.
It was also made clear that meetings with Imran Khan would take place strictly in accordance with the law and court orders, not according to PTI’s political demands or preferences.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi was shifted from Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology on Wednesday after experiencing heart-related discomfort, her lawyer said.
Lawyer Rana Mudassar Umar said Noreen complained of discomfort in her heart while in detention at Kot Lakhpat jail, prompting authorities to transfer her to the hospital for medical attention.
He added that doctors were conducting her initial medical tests to assess her condition.
Noreen and her sister Uzma Khan have been detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, 1960, since September 21. Both were taken into custody in Lahore before being shifted to Kot Lakhpat jail.
Their detention came a day after police arrested their sister, Aleema Khan, under the same law in Lahore.
The arrests took place ahead of PTI’s nationwide protest, which included a planned long march towards Islamabad on September 27. The party had called for Imran Khan’s release and the supremacy of the Constitution.
The Punjab government recently extended the detention of all three sisters by another 30 days, according to a report submitted to the Lahore High Court (LHC).
