PTI lawyers meet Imran, Bushra 'for 3 hours' at Adiala jail following IHC orders

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers representing the PTI met party founder and former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday, a day after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued orders allowing the meeting.

On Tuesday, the IHC, while hearing appeals filed by Imran and his wife, Bushra Bibi, against their convictions in the £190 million reference, directed authorities to facilitate meetings between Imran and his legal team.

Subsequently, Barrister Salman Safdar and Advocate Latif Khosa met the incarcerated couple at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, both confirmed in separate statements.

Barrister Safdar said on X that a “nearly three-hour-long meeting with Imran Khan [sahib] & Bushra Bibi was allowed” by jail authorities. Meanwhile, Khosa also told reporters that the meeting lasted “3-4 hours” and included Bushra Bibi.

In a video shared by PTI of Khosa speaking to reporters about the meeting, the smiling lawyer replied in the affirmative when asked whether Bushra Bibi was also present for the meeting.

He said that discussions focused on Imran’s health and the cases against him. Khosa said that details regarding Imran’s health and what he himself saw would be released later.

Asked about Imran’s health, the lawyer said that Imran had a “blood pressure problem”. He said that the ex-premier’s blood pressure fluctuated to a “terrifying extent”, but added that he was “completely active and his will was very strong”.

Confirming that discussions had also covered a possible 28th constitutional amendment, Khosa said that he would not go into more detail at this time.

Asked why the meeting took so long, Khosa laughed and said, “Ask those who allowed the meeting.”

He noted that the IHC had ordered that the meeting should not be less than an hour long.

Speaking to Dawn earlier, PTI lawyer Awais Younus Chaudhry said the Safdar and Khosa’s meeting with Imran and Bushra was to “discuss under-trial cases”.

The lawyers remained at Adiala for four hours and left without speaking to the media or PTI lawyers, Chaudhry had said, adding it was too early to say whether both lawyers met together or separately as their mobile phones were switched off at that time.

The meeting took place hours after the ex-premier was again taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for his eye ailment.

According to the hospital, Imran was brought to Pims last night for a medical check-up and follow-up eye treatment. It added that his vital parameters were “normal”, he was clinically “stable” and his general physical examination was “normal”.

Imran has been in prison since August 5, 2023, while his wife was arrested on January 17, 2025, in a separate case in which the couple were sentenced.

The IHC has allowed Imran twice-a-week meetings — on Tuesdays and Thursdays — with his family, lawyers and other associates. Despite multiple court directives, Imran’s meetings with his family and party leaders have been largely restricted.

On Nov 2, Safdar met Imran after a gap of seven months for less than an hour. When he had met Imran in April, months after the ex-premier’s eye condition had surfaced, the Supreme Court had designated Safdar as amicus curiae. However, on Nov 2, he met Imran as his lawyer.

PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram, speaking to Dawn after the Nov 2 meeting, said that no political issues were discussed as Safdar spoke about the cases and asked about future strategy.

When asked about Imran’s health, Akram replied that although health issues were discussed, the PTI would only speak about the legal cases.