Islamabad: In the case of meeting the PTI founder, including his sisters, and access to personal doctors, the Supreme Court has ordered Imran Khan to be shifted to Al-Shifa Hospital in Islamabad until the next hearing, while Uzma Khan and her personal doctor Dr. Faisal Sultan should be allowed to meet.
Secretary General PTI Salman Akram Raja and Parliamentary Secretary Shahid Khattak assured that they would not engage in political activities outside the hospital.
Justice Shahid Waheed asked who would bear the cost of treatment in the hospital? Lawyer Uzair Bhandari replied that we would bear the cost of treatment in the hospital ourselves. The Supreme Court ordered that no political activity should be done outside the hospital.
Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan remarked that there are other patients in the hospital, other patients of the hospital should not be affected, media talks or press conferences should not be held outside the hospital, and politics should not be done outside the hospital.
Salman Akram Raja said that our politics will remain completely separate. Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan directed that Imran Khan’s medical report be kept completely confidential, to which Salman Akram Raja said that we assure that the medical report will remain completely confidential.
Additional Attorney General Aamir Rehman opposed the order and said that no notice was issued to us and the founder cannot be immediately shifted to the hospital.
The Supreme Court remarked that medical facilities are a fundamental right in view of the founder’s health. Further hearing of the case was adjourned till September 16.
In its order regarding the case, the Supreme Court said that the founder PTI should be kept in Al-Shifa International Hospital, personal physician Faisal Sultan should be given access to the founder PTI, while a medical board should also be formed, which includes eye specialists, general medicine and Faisal Sultan, and the medical will be submitted to the Supreme Court. Dr. Ghatma was also given access.
According to the order, the family of the founder of PTI should bear the expenses of his treatment, while the family and lawyers should not share the medical report of the founder of PTI with the media. The government should arrange for a weekly meeting with the family of the founder of PTI, while arrangements should also be made for the founder to talk to his children by telephone.
The court order states that there will be no gathering of any kind at the hospital, the founder’s medical reports should not be used for political purposes, this order will be withdrawn if the orders are violated, and the government felt that if the orders are violated, it can approach the Supreme Court, while if the orders related to the founder are not implemented, they can also approach the court.
Earlier, when the hearing of the case began, lawyer Uzair Bhandari requested that a meeting be held with the founder’s personal physicians Dr. Asim Yousaf and Uzma Khan. He also assured that the media would not talk after the meeting.
Justice Shahid Waheed remarked that according to medical reports, the founder’s organs have started to deteriorate in jail. According to reports, he also has a heart problem and is suffering from mental anxiety.
Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan remarked that do not do politics on the founder’s illness but talk about the founder’s improvement.
When the hearing resumed after a short break in the hearing of the case, Justice Shahid Waheed inquired what is the problem in providing the medical records of the founder of PTI? The material provided is only a summary of the medical report.
Imran Khan’s entire medical record sought
The Supreme Court, while seeking all the medical records of the founder of PTI, directed that all the records be submitted before the next hearing.
Justice Shahid Waheed remarked that if the records come to the court, they will not remain secret. What do they say about the sisters’ meeting?
The Advocate General Islamabad said that if anyone violates the law, the meeting will not take place.
If they are violating the law, will you do the same? Justice Shahid Waheed questions Advocate General Islamabad
Justice Shahid Waheed asked if they are violating the law, will you do the same? Meeting sisters is not a favor, it is their fundamental right and it is not the job of the state to violate the law, why are the instructions of the Islamabad High Court not being followed?
Advocate General Islamabad replied that the sisters had 48 meetings in three years.
The Supreme Court sought all the details of the sisters’ meetings from the founder PTI, a record of the meetings held in three years was sought, while the court also sought a record of the founder PTI talking to the children.
On the assurance of lawyer Uzair Bhandari not to talk to the media after the sisters’ meeting, Justice Naeem Afghan remarked that one thing should be settled that the founder will not do politics on the health of PTI.
Uzma Khan was stopped from speaking during the hearing
The court stopped Uzma Khan from speaking during the hearing of the case. Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan said that your lawyers are present, do not speak.
Lawyer Uzair Bhandari argued that the reason why the founder had a blood clot should be revealed.
Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan remarked that give a complete description of the cases of the founder of PTI, in how many cases is the founder an undertrial prisoner, give a description, in how many cases has the founder been convicted? In how many cases has the sentence been suspended, give a description.
Lawyer Uzair Bhandari, while giving arguments, said that what happened in 1979 should not be repeated.
Justice Shahid Waheed, while talking to the Advocate General Islamabad, said that what is the prohibition in giving the complete medical record of the founder of PTI, we should give the complete record of the founder of PTI, we do not want a summary.
Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan remarked that it is written in your report that angiography has to be done, can angiography be done in jail. The Advocate General Islamabad replied that it can be done outside the hospital.
According to medical reports, the pulse of the founder of PTI is normal, nor is the heart, remarks of Justice Shahid Waheed
Justice Shahid Waheed remarked that the pulse of the founder of PTI is normal, nor is the heart, according to medical reports, the vital organs of the founder of PTI have started to be affected, what is the problem in allowing meetings with the sisters, not allowing meetings with the founder is not a favor but his fundamental right, this cannot be the state violating fundamental rights.
The court, while seeking details of the founder’s meeting with his sons and CDR, directed the Advocate General Islamabad to provide details of the meetings for 3 years.
Justice Shahid Waheed remarked that no petitioner has questioned the qualifications of the doctors who checked up the founder.
Lawyer Uzair Bhandari said that he assures that Dr. Uzma Khan and Dr. Asim Yousaf will not talk to the media.
The Advocate General Islamabad said that this matter is pending in the form of an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court.
Additional Attorney General Aamir Rehman said that we have not received the notice yet, to which Justice Shahid Waheed remarked that then why are you standing in front of us and talking.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, who reached the Supreme Court before the hearing, had said in a conversation with the media that we have hope from the courts and will get Bani released through the courts.
