An Anti-Terrorism Court docket (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Saturday rejected a plea filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) looking for permission for its founder and former prime minister Imran Khan to be examined by his private docs.
The petition, filed by the PTI founder’s authorized group, requested that his private physicians — Dr Asim Yousaf, Dr Khurram Mirza and Dr Samina Niazi — be granted entry to Adyala Jail to conduct a medical examination.
The case was heard by ATC Decide Amjad Ali Shah.
In the course of the proceedings, Particular Public Prosecutor Zaheer Shah opposed the plea, arguing that the PTI founder was not an under-trial prisoner however an accused within the Might 9 GHQ assault case and at present on bail.
He added {that a} felony court docket didn’t have the authority to control the custody of an individual who was on bail in a case.
Representing the PTI founder, lawyer Faisal Malik contended that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was allowed to have his private doctor, Dr Adnan, accompany him in jail. He mentioned Imran Khan had beforehand been medically examined by private docs on 5 events.
The lawyer additional argued that the PTI founder’s household was not knowledgeable when he was shifted to PIMS Hospital and alleged that the jail administration had submitted a deceptive medical report back to the court docket.
He claimed that the submitted doc was not a medical report however merely a letter outlining remedy particulars, amounting to misrepresentation earlier than the court docket.
After listening to arguments from either side, Decide Amjad Ali Shah dismissed the petition.
A day earlier, Further Superintendent of Adyala Central Jail Jamaat Ali Shah had submitted a medical examination report of the PTI founder to the court docket, stating that Imran Khan was examined in accordance with the Pakistan Jail Guidelines and that each one required medical services have been being offered to him and his spouse as per jail laws.
The extra superintendent appeared earlier than the court docket on Friday following court docket orders. Earlier, the ATC had issued a contempt of court docket discover to the Superintendent of Adyala Jail for failing to submit the medical report throughout the stipulated time.
