The federal government Thursday debunked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's claims regarding solitary confinement and the lack of facilities during his incarceration at the Adiala jail. During the hearing of intra-court appeals challenging the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law amendments, which Khan is also attending via video link from the jail, the government submitted details about the facilities being offered to the PTI founder. The government provided evidence, including photographs of the facilities that Khan was benefitting from during his incarceration in response to his claims of "solitary confinement" and not receiving the provisions. In the jail, Khan is provided an exercise bike and stretching belt for physical fitness, books, a separate kitchen, a special menu, an exclusive gallery for a walk, LED, a room cooler, and a study table.

In the detailed document submitted to the court, the government not only provided photographic evidence of all the facilities, but also the names of all those who have visited him in the prison facility so far. A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Aminuddin, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi is hearing the appeals challenging NAB law amendments. During the last hearing, SC had asked lawyer Khawaja Haris to meet his client, the PTI founder, in the jail. It should be noted that Khan had also challenged the NAB law amendments. A three-member SC bench had declared NAB law amendments null and void on Khan’s plea. The federal government has also filed intra-court appeals against the decision of the three-member bench.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan