Adiala Jail | Pakistan

PTI founder and ex-premier Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, is continuing a sit-in near Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail after she was again denied a meeting with her incarcerated brother on Tuesday. Earlier tonight, Islamabad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) (Investigations) Rana Tanveer arrived at the scene to negotiate with Aleema and her sisters to disperse the protesters. However, negotiations between the police and the party supporters failed, with the PTI adamant on continuing the sit-in. They are expected to continue the demonstration overnight. A livestream by the PTI from earlier this evening showed a massive crowd sloganeering, with riot police present in the area. Aleema and her sisters — Noreen Niazi and Dr Uzma Khan — were stopped at Factory Naka by police, upon which PTI supporters started sloganeering and staged a sit-in. Majlis Wahdaat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas also joined the demonstration. At Factory Naka, Aleema told reporters that she would stay at the sit-in site un...

In a key development in the petition seeking the suspension of the PTI founder’s X account, the Adiala Jail superintendent has firmly rejected claims that Imran Khan is operating social media from inside the prison.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan expressed concern and called for an inquiry into the alleged mistreatment of PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters by police as the former were camped outside Adiala Jail. In a post on X today, HRCP expressed concerns over the reports of Imran’s sisters being “manhandled” and noted that the rights of prisoners’ families to meet their relatives and the right to peaceful assembly are protected under national and international human rights law. “Witness and media accounts indicate that family members and party representatives were engaged in a peaceful protest when police intervened, allegedly using physical force,” the statement read. “HRCP calls for a transparent inquiry and urges authorities to ensure the rights, safety and dignity of all involved are fully respected,” it added. The PTI had held a protest outside the jail on Tuesday, where Imran is currently incarcerated, but the jail administration did not allow party leaders and the PTI founder’s family to meet him. Subseq...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking permission to meet PTI founder Imran Khan in Adiala Jail. On Thursday, Afridi, who was elected as the provincial chief minister on Monday, was denied a meeting with Imran during a visit to the prison. The PTI founder, imprisoned since August 2023, is serving a sentence at Adiala Jail in a £190 million corruption case and also faces pending trials under the Anti-Terrorism Act related to the May 9 protests. Afridi said he waited outside the prison for around two hours yesterday bef­ore departing. Speaking to reporters, he said he would announce his cabinet after consulting Imran and seeking his input. He claimed he had officially notified the Punjab government and the federal government of his plan to visit Adiala, but received no response, adding that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif did not reply to his subsequent request, made during a phone call, to facilitate a meeting with Imran. Per Afridi’s writ pet...

ISLAMABAD - PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja on Tuesday aired concerns about party founder Imran Khan being transferred from Adiala Jail to some unknown location to prevent his access to his family and legal team.

PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja on Tuesday aired concerns about party founder Imran Khan being transferred from Adiala Jail to some unknown location to prevent his access to his family and legal team. “Another matter that is coming to the fore is that Khan sahib is being transferred somewhere from Adiala Jail,” said the PTI leader addressing the media. “We have great concern about this, and apparently, it seems that this is part of the plan of cutting Khan off from his family and lawyers.” The PTI leader said Imran had given clear directions to the party a day ago to resist any such move and protest against it. “We will never accept this injustice and won’t allow Khan to be lost to any solitary cell. This is a clear announcement from our end, if there is any such plan and action is taken on it, then our response will be that of an honourable people.” A day ago, Imran’s sister Aleema Khanum had aired similar misgivings, saying there were plans to shift him from Adiala Jail to another facility and keep ...

The Rawalpindi Police on Monday booked PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan, party lawyer Naeem Panjutha and others for violence against a journalist outside Adiala Jail. A first information report (FIR) was filed at the Saddar Bairooni Police Station today on the complaint of Supreme Court Press Association President Tayyab Baloch under Sections 147 (punishment for rioting), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 382 (theft after preparation made causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of the theft), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Pakistan Penal Code. Baloch said that he was present outside Adiala Jail at around 3:55pm for reporting with other journalists when Aleema and other people began a media talk after a hearing for the Toshakhana case. “During this time, a person named Naeem Panjutha called out: ‘Teach him a lesson for questioning Aleem...

ISLAMABAD - An egg was thrown at Aleema Khan, the sister of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, on Friday during a press conference outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail – an incident that was labelled as “pre-mediated” assault by the opposition party.

LAHORE: The Central Jail Rawalpindi, commonly known as Adiala Jail, has reported a massive outbreak of HIV-positive cases, with 148 infected inmates — the highest number recorded in any jail of province so far. This alarming situation has exposed serious lapses on the part of the Prisons Department and the Punjab Aids Control Programme (PACP). Adiala has been in the headlines lately as former PM Imran Khan is also incarcerated there. However, it must be kept in mind that Mr Khan is kept in isolation and is not allowed to mingle with other inmates. The prison is currently very overcrowded as well, housing 4,337 prisoners against its authorised capacity of 1,994. PACP report reveals there are 645 infected individuals in Punjab’s 43 prisons; some of them are already receiving anti-retroviral therapy The presence of such a large number of HIV-infected prisoners poses a grave risk to the health and lives of other inmates if immediate measures are not taken to curb the transmission of the virus. Medical experts exp...

Police have taken Aleema Khan and Noreen Khan, sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan, into custody near Adiala Jail during a protest demanding a meeting with their brother.

Police intercepted the sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his cousin Qasim Khan on Chakri Road as they attempted to visit him at Adiala Jail.

Thursday has been designated as a meeting day for PTI founder Imran Khan at Adiala Jail, with six names submitted for approval to visit him.

RAWALPINDI: The Superintendent of Adiala Jail said that PTI founder Imran Khan’s jail facilities exceed those typically provided to B-Class prisoners, offering him a range of high-end perks during his imprisonment, ARY News reported. In a press release issued by the administration of Adiala jail, Imran Khan’s jail facilities include a secure seven-cell complex with […]

A group of senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders was unable to meet with the party’s incarcerated founder, Imran Khan, after arriving at Adiala Jail beyond the designated visiting hours.