ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s lawyer, Barrister Salman Safdar, has said that the health of the PTI founder is fine, and he has been given full access to IK.
After leaving Adiala Jail after meeting Imran Khan, Barrister Salman Safdar spoke briefly to the media.
He said, “Look, I have come out after a 3-hour meeting.”
Barrister Salman Safdar further said that he will not say anything until the report regarding the founder is submitted to the Supreme Court.
A day earlier, the Supreme Court had appointed Advocate Salman Safdar as a friend of the court to submit a report on the living conditions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, who is currently jailed at Adiala Jail.
At the outset of the hearing, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi said Safdar should be treated with respect and not be made to wait outside the jail. “It is expected that our friend of the court will be given access to the PTI founder at Adiala Jail with due respect,” the chief justice said.
He added that if the friend of the court faced any difficulty, his personal staff officer would be available to assist. The bench, comprising CJP Afridi and Justice Shahid Bilal Hasan, directed Salman Safdar to visit Adiala Jail and submit a written report on the PTI founder’s living conditions and available facilities. The court also ordered that Safdar be given access to the PTI founder’s jail barrack so he could prepare the report.
The court directed the friend of the court to submit the report by Wednesday and adjourned the hearing until the day after tomorrow. During the proceedings, Salman Safdar asked whether the scope of his report was limited only to living conditions. He told the court that “after a physical eye examination, there are some concerns regarding the PTI founder’s health”.
