Province report
Rawalpindi: Yesterday was the scheduled day for a meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, and the party leadership had already submitted the names of leaders seeking permission to meet him. However, security personnel stationed at the Dahgal checkpoint on the road leading to Adiala Jail stopped party leaders and elected representatives from proceeding further.
According to PTI leaders, the Islamabad High Court’s order dated March 24, 2025, in CRL.ORG.NO.09/2025 had designated the day for the meeting. Despite the court orders, denying party leaders permission to meet Imran Khan was described as deeply regrettable and concerning.
Former provincial minister and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly member Zahir Shah Toru, lawmakers Zarr Alam Khan and Rajab Abbasi, Member of the National Assembly Hiram Shehzad Warraich, Maulana Naseem Ali Shah, and Women Wing General Secretary Rubina Shaheen remained present near Adiala Jail, but they were not allowed to meet Imran Khan for several hours.
Reacting strongly to the situation, the leaders said that when the meeting day had been officially scheduled and the names had already been submitted by the party leadership, stopping elected representatives and party office-bearers amounted to open injustice. They termed the move a form of political victimization, a violation of democratic rights, and a clear disregard for court orders.
The PTI leaders further stated that party workers and the public remain seriously concerned about Imran Khan’s health, security, and legal rights. They demanded an immediate end to unnecessary restrictions on meetings and called for permission to be granted in accordance with constitutional and legal requirements.
They also demanded that Imran Khan be provided with all basic facilities, complete medical care, and his political and legal rights to ease the growing anxiety among party workers and the public.
