Islamabad [Pakistan], August 29 (ANI): Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan is being served desi chicken and mutton cooked in ghee at the Attock Jail where he is currently lodged, The News International reported on Tuesday. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has been informed that all facilities were being provided to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman in the Attock Jail considering his profile and legal status.
This was revealed in a report submitted by the attorney general’s office on behalf of jail administration after the apex court sought a report on the living conditions of the former premier. The News International reported quoting the report, “The most safe and secure confinement of this jail is Block No.02 which was vacated and a section consisting of four cells was declared as the high observation block for confinement of the said convicted prisoner,” the report said.
Highlighting the facilities, the jail administration submitted that the convicted prisoner had been confined in a cell measuring 09×11. The court was informed that the said cell had been whitewashed, while the whole flooring had been cemented and one ceiling fan installed.
The washroom used by the former premier had been extended to 7×4 feet and its wall raised up to five feet adding that a fibre door of 2- 12×5 feet had also been installed, it stated. Apart from this, a new toilet seat, Muslim shower, tissue stand and stainless steel tap had been installed while a wash basin with a large-looking glass had been installed for ablution and face wash.
The report further stated that he was also being served desi chicken twice a week as per his wish, while mutton, cooked in ghee, was also being provided to the former prime minister. At least 53 jail personnel from Punjab have been temporarily deployed to ensure the deposed premier’s safe custody at the jail.
The convicted prisoner has been provided with a cot mattress, four pillows, a table, a chair, a prayer mat and an air cooler. Likewise, the report stated that reading material, including four copies of the Holy Quran with an English translation and 25 numbers of books of Islamic history had also been provided to the convicted prisoner besides newspapers.
Pakistan district and sessions court on August 5, sentenced Imran Khan to three years in prison in the Toshakhana case i.e. for illegally selling state gifts and disqualified him from politics for a period of five years, local media reported.
The PTI Chairman was arrested from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore soon after being convicted in the Toshakhana case. The court also imposed a fine of Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 100,000 on Imran Khan, Geo News reported. Khan, who has expressed his disappointment over being in jail and said that he doesn’t want to stay there, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. The PTI Chairman Imran Khan had also stated that he remains holed up inside his prison cell in “distressing” conditions, as per the sources.
Pakistan: Court allows jailed Imran Khan to speak with his sons over phone
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): A special court on Thursday granted permission to former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan — presently held at Attock Jail — to have a telephonic conversation with his sons as provided under the law, Dawn reported on Thursday. The special court that gave the ruling has been established to hear cases under the Official Secrets Act.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman had filed a plea before Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, seeking permission to have a talk with his sons on the phone.
In the plea, Imran’s lawyer Barrister Umer Khan Niazi pointed out that the applicant “wishes to speak to his real sons, Suleman Khan and Qasim Khan, over telephone/WhatsApp,” according to Dawn.
Furthermore, the lawyer emphasised that the applicant “holds the legal right to engage in telephonic conversations with his sons, and as per regulations, the applicant is entitled to such interactions”
“It is therefore respectfully prayed that the superintendent District Jail Attock may kindly be directed to arrange the meeting of the applicant/accused lmran Ahmad Khan Niazi with his sons namely Suleman and Qasim on telephone/Whatsapp,” Dawn quoted the petition.
In response, Judge Zulqarnain approved the plea and instructed the prison administration to facilitate the telephonic conversation between the applicant and his sons in accordance with the law.
“Instant application is allowed. Superintendent District Jail Attock is directed to make necessary arrangements for phone calls between the accused and his sons in accordance with jail rules and manual,” the order stated.
Earlier in the day, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) sought responses from the law ministry and other respondents on Imran’s plea against the recent decision to move the cipher case hearing from Islamabad to Attock Jail, Dawn reported.
The order came a day after the former premier had filed a petition in the court on the matter — hours after his cipher case hearing was held in the office of the deputy superintendent of the Attock district jail, where he is currently incarcerated after his conviction in the Toshakhana graft case.
Meanwhile, the former PM will remain behind bars after a special court established under the Official Secrets Act extended his judicial remand in a cipher case till September 13, Geo News reported citing sources. (ANI)
