RAWALPINDI: Former senator Advocate Babar Awan held a meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar in Adiala jail on Saturday.

Moreover,Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, daughter of PTI leader Dr Shireen Mazari, also held a meeting with her mother detained in the jail under section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) ordinance.

According to sources, 125 activists of the PTI, who are under trial, and 60 detainees are being kept in the jail.

Meanwhile, four activists of the PTI were released from the jail on Saturday evening. They were: Mohammad Ashraf, Usman Abbasi, Adnan Ahmad and Mohammad Ismaeel.

Babar Awan held a meeting with Asad Umar, the PTI secretary general, who has challenged his detention in court and had requested provision of a lawyer for legal advice. The meeting lasted for about one hour.

On the other hand, Ms Imaan also met her mother on the directive of Islamabad High Court for about two hours. Ms Mazari has also challenged her detention and requested for the provision of a lawyer for further legal advice.

Besides, PTI leaders Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Jamshaid Cheema and Malika Bukhari are also detained in the jail under MPO.

Published in Dawn, May 14th, 2023