Islamabad (Web Desk): A special court formed to hear cases under Special Secret Act on Thursday granted permission to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former premier Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated in Attock Jail, to speak to his sons over phone.
The PTI chief was sent to jail after he was convicted in the Toshakhana case.
Earlier this week, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended his sentence.
Later the special court had directed Attock jail authorities to keep him in “judicial lockup” in connection with the cipher case.
On Wednesday the special court extended judicial remand till September 13 during a hearing held at the Attock Jail.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Law issued a notification for case hearing in the Attock jail. The hearing of the cipher case had been shifted to the prison, citing security reasons.
In a plea filed before Special Court Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain today, Imran Khan sought permission to have a talk with his sons on the phone.
In the petition, PTI chief's lawyer Barrister Umer Khan Niazi pointed out that the applicant “wishes to speak to his real sons, Suleman Khan and Qasim Khan, over telephone/WhatsApp.”
The lawyer maintained that his client “holds the legal right to engage in telephonic conversations with his sons, and as per regulations, the applicant is entitled to such interactions”.
“It is therefore respectfully prayed that the superintendent District Jail Attock may kindly be directed to arrange the meeting of the applicant/accused lmran Ahmad Khan Niazi with his sons namely Suleman and Qasim on telephone/Whatsapp,” the plea said.
Approving the plea, the court directed the prison administration to facilitate the telephonic conversation between the former premier and his sons in accordance with the law.