ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Monday said that the ban on meetings with incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan would remain in place until February 8, 2026.
While talking on Geo News’ show Capital Talk, the minister said that a blanket ban on meetings with the jailed PTI founder was imposed by the federal government earlier this month, citing violations of prison rules by Khan’s sisters and other PTI leaders.
As court-ordered prison visits stay blocked, Imran’s family and party have expressed concerns about the conditions in which he is being kept inside the prison.
A United Nations special rapporteur has also warned that Imran is being held in conditions that could amount to inhuman or degrading treatment.
Chaudhry maintained that the prison is “not the headquarters of a political party”, and criticised the PTI for “spreading venom against institutions and leaders of the institutions“.
Khan, who has been in jail since August 2023, faces multiple cases ranging from corruption to terrorism since his ouster from power via the opposition’s no-trust motion in April 2022.
Speaking on the show, PTI Senator Barrister Ali Zafar said that neither the international nor Pakistan’s Constitution and laws allow anyone to be kept in solitary confinement.
