PAK: IMRAN KHAN’S SISTER ALLOWED JAIL VISIT AMID PTI PROTESTS, SEC 144 CLAMPDOWN

Pakistani authorities at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Tuesday permitted PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Uzma Khanum to meet the incarcerated former prime minister, Dawn reported. Uzma entered the prison while several PTI supporters accompanying her waited outside the facility.

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PTI party supporters carry a poster of their leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, during a protest against the 27th constitutional amendment, in Karachi.

The meeting took place on a day when PTI held demonstrations outside the Islamabad High Court and Adiala Jail over restrictions on Khan's visitation rights. The party has maintained that members of Imran’s family and senior leaders had been unable to meet him for several weeks.

According to Dawn, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi earlier said that no one had been allowed to meet Imran or his wife, Bushra Bibi, since October 27.

Ahead of the protests, Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code was imposed in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, barring gatherings of four or more people for a limited period.

Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry warned the media that “whether they come to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) or the Adiala jail, action under Section 144 would be carried out without any discrimination”. He urged PTI-backed lawmakers to “abide by the law”.

Chaudhry said the restriction had been enforced based on intelligence inputs, adding that “terrorists look for instances [which they can use] to spread fear and make headlines”.