Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan said they are ready to provide access to expert ophthalmic specialists.
A file photo of PTI founder Imran Khan and lawyer Salman Safdar. — PTI US OFFICIAL
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan be granted access to his personal doctors in Adiala Jail and be allowed telephone contact with his sons, Kasim and Sulaiman.
A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi and Justice Shahid Bilal Hasan heard the case. During the hearing, Chief Justice Afridi summoned Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan to the rostrum and reviewed the reports submitted to the court.
“The reports of the friend of the court (advocate Salman Safdar) and the jail superintendent are identical,” the chief justice observed, directing the attorney general: “Please read paragraph number 21 of the report.”
According to the report submitted by Barrister Safdar, the PTI founder expressed his satisfaction with the protection and security measures in the jail. He further stated that he was satisfied with the food facilities available to him.
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However, the report notes that the PTI founder described the medical facilities as unsatisfactory.
The PTI founder is currently in state custody, the chief justice said. CJP Afridi said all prisoners, including Khan, should be given the same medical facilities.
“We will not at all say that the PTI founder should be given preferential facilities compared to other prisoners,” the chief justice said. “Everyone should be treated equally,” CJP Afridi added. Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan said they are ready to provide access to expert ophthalmic specialists.
“The government is in a good mood; the PTI founder should also be able to communicate with his children by phone,” the chief justice said.
– This will be updated
