Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has requested the Rawalpindi city police officer (CPO) to register a case against Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and eight police officials, accusing them of denying him basic facilities in Adiala Jail.
The plea, filed by Imran’s lawyer Tabish Farooq and sent to CPO Khalid Hamdani via courier, seeks action against Maryam Nawaz, the Adiala Jail superintendent, ASP Zainab, SHO Aizaz, the Adiala outpost in-charge, and others. It alleges that, on the chief minister’s instructions, Imran is being deprived of his legal rights in prison, including light in his cell and visitation rights for his family. The petition further claims that he is being “kept in constant darkness” and harassed, with his sisters obstructed from meeting him despite a high court order.
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It also refers to a past remark by Maryam Nawaz labeling the former prime minister a “seditionist,” while demanding the registration of a case against all eight named individuals.
In a separate development, the special ATC in Rawalpindi granted one-day exemption from appearance to Aleema Khanum, Imran’s sister, in a case linked to PTI’s violent protest on November 26. The case, filed by Sadiqabad Police, accuses her and others of arson, violence, and resisting law enforcement. The hearing was adjourned until September 2.
Meanwhile, PTI criticized Maryam Nawaz for what it described as an “extravagant royal” trip to Japan, accusing her of burdening Punjab with debt. PTI Information Secretary Waqas Akram claimed the Punjab government borrowed Rs405 billion in just 38 days of the current fiscal year, and demanded a probe into the alleged misuse of public funds. He also accused the government of deliberately lowering wheat prices during harvest season to penalize farmers, allowing mafias to profit at their expense.
Responding to the petition, jail authorities dismissed the allegations as baseless, noting that over 150 similar complaints have already been rejected by the Islamabad High Court and other benches, all ruling in favor of the jail administration.