Officials ignore court order to allow PTI leaders to meet Imran

For the second time this week, the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf PTI) leadership was barred from meeting its party founder, Imran Khan, by Adiala Jail authorities in spite of a high court order, which had allowed party leaders to meet the former prime minister two days a week.

- Tariq Butt

Earlier, on Tuesday, a decision to bar the family of the PTI founder from meeting him had led to minor clashes outside the jail, forcing police to disperse the PTI supporters.

PTI leader Omar Ayub also wrote a letter to the jail superintendent, urging him to implement the decision of the Islamabad High Court. In his letter, the PTl opposition leader said the list of the persons who wanted to meet Mr Khan was provided to the jail staff, but they refused to receive the letter.