ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has announced that a new jail is being constructed in Islamabad and former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be transferred there.
Addressing the media in the federal capital, Naqvi stated that if the PTI founder is sentenced by an Islamabad court, he will be transferred to Islamabad’s new Model Jail.
Mohsin Naqvi added that the new jail will be completed in two months and all facilities, including eye treatment, will be available there.
Earlier, while addressing the passing out parade ceremony at the Police Lines Headquarters, Mohsin Naqvi said that the force we had to fight terrorists did not have the training.
He said that the facilities we are providing, the soldiers and officers coming from outside the country will also get trained here. This force is very important to deal with the current situation and the wave of terrorism.
Mohsin Naqvi said that no compromise will be made regarding Islamabad’s security.
Imran suffers from partial vision loss
The statement came after speculation rose that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan might be shifted to Bani Gala for house arrest after it was revealed that he has been suffering from partial vision loss.
PTI counsel Salman Safdar on Thursday told the Supreme Court that Khan has been left with only 15 per cent vision in his right eye.
He submitted a seven-page medical report in court today, which stated that Khan was diagnosed with a blood clot that caused severe damage, causing him to lose partial vision.
“Despite the treatment administered (including an injection), he [Imran Khan] has been left with only 15pc vision in his right eye”, Safdar quoted Imran as saying.
Imran further said that he subsequently suffered a sudden and complete loss of vision in his right eye, following which an ophthalmologist from Pims Hospital, Dr Muhammad Arif, was called to examine him.
Salam further added that he personally observed that Khan appeared “visibly perturbed and deeply distressed by the loss of vision and the absence of timely and specialised medical intervention”.
“Throughout the meeting, the Petitioner’s eyes were watery, and he repeatedly used a tissue to wipe them, reflecting physical discomfort,” the report stated.
Khan further told Barrister Salman Safdar that for nearly three months, the only treatment he received consisted of eye drops, which “failed to improve his condition and ultimately led to a major impairment of vision in his right eye.”
Additionally, Imran noted that despite being 73 years old and requiring dental consultation, no dentist had examined or treated him over the past two years, despite repeated requests.
The PTI founder told Safdar that his personal physicians, Dr. Faisal Sultan and Dr. Asim Yusuf, had previously been allowed access; however, repeated requests for medical consultations were ignored.
