PTI rails against Adiala jail admin after another meeting with Imran denied
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ISLAMABAD: The sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan and other party leaders were once again prevented from meeting him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Tuesday, as the party railed against the jail administration, claiming it had misled the court regarding power of attorney documents for the former premier and his wife. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has allowed Imran twice-a-week meetings — on Tuesdays and Thursdays — with his family, lawyers and other associates. Despite the order, the ex-premier has been largely restricted from meeting visitors for several months as the court’s directives have not been implemented. Imran’s sisters and PTI leaders reached Adiala jail in the morning, but were not allowed to meet the incarcerated former prime minister. Speaking to reporters outside the jail, Aleema recalled how initially, Imran’s meetings with party leaders were banned, after which family members were also stopped from meeting him. PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said a large number of people reached Adiala jail every week, despite pressure and hurdles, and maintained that it was the right of the PTI founder’s family to meet him in prison. Advocate Awais Younas Chaudhry, who submits the lists of people intending to meet Imran, told Dawn that all the leaders whose names had been provided to the Adiala jail administration, along with Imran’s sisters, reached the jail on Tuesday, but were not allowed to meet the PTI founder. PTI North Punjab Senior Vice President Malik Yasir Patwali told Dawn that since Adiala jail was located in Punjab, the wing’s president, Malik Taimoor Masood, had ensured that a large number of workers reached the venue at 3:30pm. “Although it was 7th Muharram on Tuesday, an impressive number of leaders and workers reached outside Adiala jail. We have decided to continue increasing the pressure so that the meeting with Imran is allowed,” he said. While Imran’s sisters were still sitting outside the jail, party leaders had started leaving late in