ISLAMABAD: PTI said that preparations for the final round of its movement against Imran Khan’s imprisonment had begun, as Adiala jail authorities again denied permission to meet the party founder on Thursday.
PTI leaders, including Khurram Virk, Naseem Ali Shah, Zahir Shah, Rajab Abbasi, Zar Aalam and Rubina Shaheen, reached Adiala jail but were not allowed to meet Imran Khan until the end of visiting hours.
Zahir, talking to the media, said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi had announced preparations for the final round of the movement against the imprisonment of the PTI founder.
He said that as soon as directions were received from the party founder, the movement would move forward, adding that the struggle had not yet ended.
“Obstacles are deliberately created, resulting in serious damage to the judiciary, and that is why court orders to arrange a meeting with Imran Khan are not being implemented,” Zahir said.
“The attacks on state institutions have weakened them significantly,” he added.
Zahir emphasised that Pakistan must not be subjected to such political turmoil, stating that the country belongs to 250 million people.
He added that in democratic societies around the world, rallies and public gatherings were held in support of political leaders.
“The conditions in which the party founder is being kept in prison amount to an insult to the people, democracy, and democratic institutions,” he stated.
Speaking to the media, MNA Naseem said that, as per the Constitution, legislators cannot be stopped from visiting jails.
He said it was unfortunate that Imran was kept in solitary confinement, and demanded that he be shifted to hospital.
Bushra Bibi’s hospital transfer
Meanwhile, PTI expressed grave concern and outrage over reports that Bushra Bibi was suddenly and secretly taken to a hospital in the middle of the night and then returned to jail without informing her family, lawyers or the party.
In a statement, PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said it was deeply regrettable that a female prisoner, who was also the wife of a former prime minister, was being deprived of basic human and medical rights despite her health condition deteriorating with each passing day.
“The government is setting dangerous precedents in the country, as the rulers show neither respect for the Constitution and the law nor for women’s rights and dignity.”
Akram stated that the entire matter was “shrouded in mysterious and unusual secrecy, marked by a lack of transparency and serious human rights violations,” which had raised countless questions in the minds of the public.
He lamented why the nation was not being kept informed about the PTI founder’s illness and that of his wife.
“If her condition had deteriorated to the extent that she had to be taken urgently to hospital in the middle of the night, why were her family, lawyers and the party kept in the dark?” he questioned.
