Authorities allow Imran's sister to meet him in jail

The Adiala Jail Rawalpindi authorities allowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's sister Uzma Khanum to meet the incarcerated former prime minister on Tuesday.

- Tariq Butt

Uzma went inside the prison to meet her brother with several PTI supporters gathered outside the jail.

Uzma Khanum said her incarcerated brother was “perfectly fine” after she was allowed to meet him, putting to rest rumours surrounding the former premier’s health.

After the ex-premier’s family and PTI members were denied access to him for several weeks, the PTI had decided to stage protests outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and the Adiala jail on Tuesday against restrictions on the former prime minister's visitation rights.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry said that compliance with Section 144 that prohibits assembly of four and more persons at one place would be ensured in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

“Whether they come to the IHC or the Adiala jail, action under Section 144 would be carried out without any discrimination,” Chaudhry warned while speaking to the media.

He particularly urged PTI-backed parliamentarians to “abide by the law.”

According to reports from the twin cities, security arrangements have been in place in Rawalpindi, with pickets set up on routes leading to the Adiala jail.