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IHC Directs Adiala Jail Authorities to Keep Imran, Bushra Bibi Out of Solitary Confinement
The court also ordered family meetings, phone access, newspapers and medical care, and told jail officials to file a compliance report within 15 days.
- On Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court ordered Adiala Jail authorities to end the solitary confinement of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi. Justice Khadim Hussain Somroo announced the ruling while disposing of petitions challenging their alleged isolation.
- Aleema Khanum and Mubashra Khawar Maneka filed the petitions against the alleged isolation. Imran has remained in Adiala Jail since August 2023 following convictions his party describes as politically motivated.
- The court directed Adiala Jail authorities to provide Imran with daily newspapers, books, and medical facilities. The superintendent must submit a compliance report within 15 days.
- Jail authorities must facilitate meetings between Imran and Bushra and provide telephone access for Imran to speak with his sons, conditional on the conversations not being used for political purposes.
- The order cited legal precedents including the Nusrat Bhutto case and decisions concerning Begum Shamim Afridi. These developments follow disputes regarding the government's transfer of the incarcerated leader to Pims rather than Shifa International Hospital.
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Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi get relief as Pakistan HC bars solitary confinement
The 73-year-old cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, are currently detained at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, serving lengthy prison sentences in corruption and related cases.
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