IHC Allows Latif Khosa, Salman Safdar to Meet Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: (Court Reporter) – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Latif Khosa and Salman Safdar be allowed to meet party founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi.

Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Sarfraz Dogar issued the directions while hearing appeals filed by Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi against their convictions in the £190 million corruption case.

During the proceedings, the court said the meeting could be facilitated if an assurance was given that arguments in the appeals would begin at the next hearing. The chief justice also asked the lawyers to specify a suitable time for tomorrow, adding that a one-hour meeting would be arranged.

When lawyer Salman Safdar requested another meeting with the PTI founder, Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar remarked that the court was facilitating meetings in accordance with the law.

The chief justice further observed, “Tomorrow, you might ask for a meeting for five people.”

Responding to the remark, Salman Safdar said he was willing to withdraw his vakalatnama (power of attorney) if the court so desired. He maintained that he could not simply be excluded from the judicial proceedings in this manner.

Meanwhile, sources have indicated that PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters, Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan, are likely to be released within the next 48 hours on medical grounds.