PTI founder files application for early hearing in medical treatment case
Key takeaways
- The application, submitted through advocate Aziz Bhandari, requested the court to fix the case for hearing next week.
- The plea argued that the objections now stand ineffective after Khan issued a power of attorney to Advocate-on-Record Javed Masood Tahir Bhatti.
- The chamber appeal filed against the Registrar Office objections remains pending.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize ISLAMABAD: A miscellaneous application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing of a chamber appeal against the Registrar’s Office’s objections on a plea for transferring Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital for medical treatment, ARY News reported.
The application, submitted through advocate Aziz Bhandari, requested the court to fix the case for hearing next week. It stated that the Registrar Office had raised objections on the hospital transfer plea, claiming it was not filed through Imran Khan’s attorney.
The plea argued that the objections now stand ineffective after Khan issued a power of attorney to Advocate-on-Record Javed Masood Tahir Bhatti. The power of attorney was attested by the jail superintendent on May 25, the petition noted.