Salman Akram Raja says CJP Afridi assured that cases related to Imran would be listed after Eid
ISLAMABAD:
After expressing disappointment with the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the PTI has approached the Supreme Court seeking substantial relief in the cases involving former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been jailed for almost three years.
PTI General Secretary Salman Akram Raja, himself a prominent advocate, met Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi and sought early listing of cases related to Imran Khan.
Speaking to the media, Raja said CJP Afridi assured that cases related to Imran would be listed soon after Eid. “The meeting was positive,” Raja said while speaking to The Express PAkGazette.
Earlier, Imran Khan’s lawyer approached the Supreme Court seeking directions for the PTI founder’s transfer to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital.
He also asked the high court to allow his personal doctors, family members and legal team access to the jailed politician, as well as the provision of his medical records to his family.
Likewise, Imran’s sister Dr Uzma Khan filed another petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the IHC ruling denying these facilities.
Before Raja’s meeting with CJP Yahya Afridi, around 100 lawyers affiliated with the Insaf Lawyers Forum (ILF) organized a march on Constitution Avenue. The protest was organized by ILF chief organizer Intezar Panjutha.
PTI lawyers believe the protest had an impact as CJP Afridi subsequently invited Raja for a meeting.
It is learned that PTI may appeal to the SC against the IHC order in the £190 million case.
Political analysts believe that meetings with Imran could only be restored if he stopped criticizing security forces during his communications with his relatives in jail.
