By The federal government has refuted the allegations made by the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan regarding access to legal counsel.
In a recent submission to the Supreme Court, the government presented additional documents to counter the claims made by the PTI founder.
Included in these documents are photographs showing the PTI founder meeting with his lawyers at Adiala Jail. The government also denied the claim that the PTI founder is being held in solitary confinement.
It stated that he has had regular meetings with his legal team and other visitors.
Read More: First-ever images of Imran Khan’s jail cell released
The PTI founder had argued in the Supreme Court that he was being denied access to his lawyers. In their statement, the government suggested that if the court deems it necessary, it could appoint a commission to investigate and verify the claims made by Imran Khan against the presented facts.
Moreover, the government stated that the PTI founder is provided with all essential facilities in jail, including books, an air cooler, and a television, ensuring his comfort and well-being during his detention.
The federal government’s document also includes the picture of books Imran Khan has been reading in jail. Following is the list:
- Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
- Interviews With History and Power by Oriana Fallaci
- The British in India by K.K. Aziz
- The Ottoman Empire by Halil İnalcık
- Crisis of Islamic Civilization by Ali Allawi
- The Age of AI: And Our Human Future by Daniel Huttenlocher, Eric Schmidt, and Henry Kissinger
- Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud by Peter Watson
- Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
- The Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun
- Pakistan: A Hard Country by Anatol Lieven
- The Vision Of Islam by Sachiko Murata
- Ideals and Realities of Islam by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
- Me and Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-i Tabrizi
- Remembering God: Reflections on Islam by Gai Eaton
It is pertinent to mention that due to the quality of the images, some books can’t be identified.
1 Comment