Islamabad: The federal government on Thursday gave details of the facilities provided to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, who is being held in Adiala Jail Rawalpindi.
The government provided evidence, including photos of the facilities Khan used in prison, to counter demands for “solitary confinement” and evasion of the rules.
In the jail, Khan was provided with exercise bike and stretching belt, books, separate kitchen, special menu, separate gallery for tours, LED lights, cooler room and study table.
In a detailed document sent to the court, the government not only showed pictures of all the facilities, but also provided the names of everyone who had visited the prison so far.
The government’s submission came as an internal appeal hearing by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) challenged proposed changes to the law, in which Khan participated via video link from jail.
The appeal will be heard by a five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Faez Isa and comprising Justice Aminuddin, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi.
In a recent hearing, the SC asked lawyer Khawaja Haris to meet his client, PTI founder, in jail.
It may be noted that Khan also opposed the amendment to the NAB Act.
A three-judge SC bench declared the amendment to the NAB Act null and void in Khan’s appeal. The federal government also filed an appeal against the decision of the three-judge bench.
What is the problem with the NAB amendment?
Three SC members in September 2023 approved a petition by former prime minister Khan challenging the changes made to the country’s accountability law during the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government.
The bench, headed by Chief Justice Kazi Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, held more than 50 hearings and most of them by 2-1 decision revived cases against government officials that had been closed after the amendment. .
The Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of lawsuits worth more than $500 million against political leaders that include several political parties and social workers, saying the amendment is null and void.
The decision has far-reaching implications, as the annulment of the amendment will once again bring cases against some of the country’s political giants to the accountability court.
These include Toshakhana references related to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, former prime minister Shahid Khan Abbasi and LNG references. rent-seeking power against former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.
Following the ruling, the federal government appealed the decision to the Supreme Court.
