Lawyers Salman Safdar and Latif Khosa met Imran Khan at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where they discussed his cases and pending petitions, according to jail sources. The Imran Khan meeting with lawyers was held in the jail's conference room, and his wife Bushra Bibi was also present.
The meeting took place under an order of the Islamabad High Court. PTI, or Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, is the party that Imran Khan founded, and he is referred to by party members as its founder.
Discussion inside the jail
Jail sources said the two lawyers consulted Khan on cases and miscellaneous petitions, and that the talks also covered legal matters concerning Bushra Bibi. Before entering the jail, Safdar said in a brief remark at the Daghal Naka checkpoint that the visit was only to get instructions on the cases, so there would be no political discussion. After the meeting, the lawyers left without speaking to the media.
In a statement, Safdar said the discussion covered legal and medical matters, and that Khan and Bushra Bibi gave detailed legal instructions. He said he would keep representing Khan and Bushra Bibi in the central appeals of the Al-Qadir Trust case. He added that Khosa would assist with Bushra Bibi's eye condition and relief, and with pending petitions in the Islamabad High Court.
Court order and differing durations
The Islamabad High Court had ordered the meeting a day earlier, and the Advocate General was to arrange a meeting at 3pm between Khan's lawyers and Khan. Safdar's statement said the meeting ran from 4pm to 7pm, a period of nearly three hours that jail authorities allowed. Jail sources, however, said the meeting continued for more than two hours, so the two accounts differ on its length.
What happens next
Safdar said he will continue representing Khan and Bushra Bibi in the Al-Qadir Trust appeals, while Khosa will take up the pending petitions in the Islamabad High Court. The next steps in the legal process will depend on how those cases and petitions move through the courts.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Imran Khan ki lawyers Salman Safdar aur Latif Khosa se Adiala Jail mein mulaqat hui, jahan Bushra Bibi bhi maujood thi. Mulaqat mein cases aur petitions par mashwara hua, aur wakeelon ne pehle kaha tha ke siyasi baat nahi hogi. Yeh mulaqat Islamabad High Court ke hukm par hui, aur iska dorania kuch sources ke mutabiq teen ghante aur kuch ke mutabiq do ghante se zyada bataya gaya hai. Aam logon ke liye iska seedha asar abhi nazar nahi aata, lekin in cases ki agli karwai par nazar rakhni hogi.
