Mohsin Naqvi says PTI founder to be transferred to newly built Islamabad jail in two months
Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. Photo: Reuters/file
ISLAMABAD:
The PML-N-led federal government is planning to transfer former Prime Minister Imran Khan from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail to Islamabad Jail, which is expected to be completed in two months. There is currently no correctional facility in the federal capital.
Addressing the passing out ceremony of Islamabad Police on Friday, Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi said that once Islamabad Jail is completed, Imran Khan will be transferred there.
“Islamabad jail will be completed within two months. All medical facilities are available inside the jail. Since Imran Khan has been convicted by an Islamabad court, he will be shifted to Islamabad jail,” he said. The PTI founder has been detained in Adiala prison since September 2023.
The federal government assured the Supreme Court on Thursday that Imran Khan would have access to specialist ophthalmologists for further medical assessment and allow telephone contact with his sons, Kasim and Sulaiman, amid growing concerns over his deteriorating eyesight in detention.
Salman Safdar’s lawyer met Imran on Tuesday at Adiala jail as amicus curiae of the Supreme Court. A day later, he submitted a seven-page report detailing the former prime minister’s living conditions in prison.
In the report, it quoted Imran as saying that “despite the treatment given (including an injection), he has only 15% vision left in his right eye.”
The report has raised widespread concerns over the health of the ex-prime minister who, according to the PTI, was subjected to solitary confinement in violation of national and international laws.
The Minister of the Interior said that it was a very important day for the federal police.
“Earlier, we did not have a dedicated counter-terrorism force. We started this initiative three months ago. Although the duration of the course was six months, it was completed in three months through day and night efforts. The credit goes to the officers who trained them,” he said.
