{"id":53787,"date":"2024-10-24T14:11:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T09:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=53787"},"modified":"2024-10-24T14:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T09:11:35","slug":"ihc-orders-adiala-jail-authorities-to-present-imran-khan-in-court-by-3-pm-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/ihc-orders-adiala-jail-authorities-to-present-imran-khan-in-court-by-3-pm-today\/","title":{"rendered":"IHC orders Adiala jail authorities to present Imran Khan in Court by 3 pm today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/ihc-orders-govt-to-settle-unrest-in-islamabad-ahead-of-sco-summit\/\"> Islamabad High Court<\/a> (IHC) issued a directive on Thursday, ordering Adiala jail authorities to produce former Prime Minister and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pti-takes-stand-against-govt-boycotts-cjp-appointment-meeting\/\">PTI founder<\/a> Imran Khan by 3 pm.<\/p>\n<p>This development stems from a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/islamabad-high-court-grants-bail-to-bushra-bibi-in-toshakhana-case\/\">contempt of court<\/a> case regarding the denial of a meeting between Khan and his lawyers. Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq, presiding over the hearing, expressed skepticism about the authorities&#8217; willingness to comply with the court&#8217;s orders.<\/p>\n<p>During the proceedings, Justice Ejaz Ishaq instructed the jail authorities to ensure proper<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-university-students-security-guards-engage-in-violent-clashes\/\"> security arrangements<\/a> and produce Khan in court.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he emphasized that failure to do so would require a satisfactory explanation, stating, &#8220;If you are unable to present him, you will explain to the court tomorrow why it was not possible.&#8221; The Superintendent of Jail has been tasked with justifying if security concerns hinder Khan&#8217;s appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Imran Khan has been incarcerated since August 2023, facing numerous cases after his removal as Prime Minister in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Following his ouster, Khan launched a protest movement against the coalition government led by current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n<p>In a significant intervention, 62 US Congressmen wrote to President Joe Biden, urging him to advocate for Khan&#8217;s release and that of other political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, signed by notable Muslim members Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, pressed the Biden administration to secure assurances from Pakistani authorities regarding Khan&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n<p>This international appeal adds weight to Khan&#8217;s ongoing legal battles and highlights concerns about his detention and the broader implications for Pakistan&#8217;s political landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued a directive on Thursday, ordering Adiala jail authorities to produce former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan by 3 pm. This development stems from a contempt of court case regarding the denial of a meeting between Khan and his lawyers. Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq, presiding over the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":45515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[6511,10758,1203,22611],"class_list":["post-53787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-adiala-jail","tag-contempt-of-court-case","tag-islamabad-high-court","tag-pti-founder-imran-khan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53788,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53787\/revisions\/53788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}