• Imran’s family, lawyers denied meeting with ex-PM
• Aleema claims PTI leaders receiving threatening calls to stay away from Adiala
• Party downplays brawl among ISF members as ‘routine dispute’
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday granted a final adjournment to the counsel for former prime minister Imran Khan in the £190 million corruption case.
The court warned that no further delay would be tolerated and the appeal would be decided on the available record if arguments were not presented at the next hearing.
An IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif issued a written order on a criminal appeal filed by Imran Khan against his conviction in the Al-Qadir Trust case, commonly referred to as the £190m corruption reference, by an accountability court in January 2025.
When the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday, Sardar Latif Khosa, the counsel for Mr Khan, sought a two-week adjournment.
The court accepted the request after Mr Khosa gave an unequivocal undertaking that he would not seek any further adjournment on any ground whatsoever and would argue the appeal on its merits at the next hearing.
“The request for adjournment is acceded to. It is, however, made abundantly clear that this shall constitute the final opportunity,” the order stated.
The bench further directed that if the learned counsel failed to advance arguments at the next hearing, no further adjournment would be granted, and the appeal would be decided on the basis of the available record after hearing the counsel for the respondents.
The court adjourned the case till a date to be fixed by the registrar’s office.
Meanwhile, family members and lawyers of PTI founder Imran Khan were again denied permission to meet him at Adiala jail on Tuesday, despite it being the designated day for such meetings.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Khan’s sister Aleema Khan said she had arrived on time but was not allowed to meet the incarcerated former premier. She said Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were imprisoned in “fake cases” and claimed that she, too, could be sent to jail in fabricated cases.
“All Pakistanis should be worried that they can also be sent to jail and should raise their voice against the current situation,” she said.
Talking about PTI’s political activities, she said workers and leaders were under immense pressure. “They have been receiving threatening calls telling them not to come to Adiala jail. We have proposed that parliamentarians who have been receiving such calls should raise the issue on the floor of parliament.”
Aleema Khan also said she would approach the Supreme Court regarding her bail.
Replying to another question, she said many people had made sacrifices and alleged that a number of political prisoners had died after being released from jail.
“I don’t know what they are being fed. The media should be speaking about those people instead of those who have been expelled from PTI. We are sitting here and hoping that Allah will help us,” she said.
In reply to a question about reports that PTI leaders in Kot Lakhpat jail had suggested a meeting with Imran Khan, she said no one had contacted the family.
Commenting on a brawl among protesters near Adiala jail, PTI leader Awais Younas Chaudhry told Dawn that members of the Insaf Student Federation had exchanged heated arguments. “It is routine for them to get into heated arguments almost every time, but the leadership intervenes and calms the situation.”
Published in Dawn, July 8th, 2026