Khosa says Imran Khan's blood pressure alarming after Adiala Jail meeting
The PTI lawyer says the three-to-four-hour meeting with Bushra Bibi present covered the former prime minister's health and his court cases.
RAWALPINDI: PTI leader and lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa said Imran Khan's blood pressure was at an alarming level and that the former prime minister was also suffering from an eye-related problem, speaking to journalists after meeting him at Adiala Jail.
Khosa said the meeting lasted between three and four hours and that Bushra Bibi was present. The conversation covered Imran Khan's health and the legal cases against him, he said, and the details would be issued in writing the following day, when the matters discussed would become clear.
The 28th Constitutional Amendment came up during the meeting, Khosa said, but he declined to comment on it. He described the meeting as productive and said it covered all relevant matters in detail.
Asked why the meeting had run so long, Khosa said journalists would have to ask the jail authorities. He said a court had directed that such meetings last at least one hour, and that there was no objection if they continued for longer.
The meeting followed an Islamabad High Court hearing on Tuesday at which Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar directed the authorities to arrange meetings between Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and their lawyers, Daily Times reported. The court was hearing appeals by the couple against their convictions in the £190 million case.
The court offered the lawyers a one-hour meeting the following day but tied it to an assurance that they would be ready to present arguments at the next hearing, according to the paper. When Salman Safdar asked for another meeting, the chief justice said the authorities had already arranged meetings under legal procedures and asked whether repeated requests could end with several more people involved. Safdar objected to any possibility of being removed from the proceedings, saying he could withdraw his power of attorney himself but the court could not exclude him in that way.
Daily Times also reported, citing sources, that Imran Khan's sisters Noorain Niazi and Uzma Khan may be released on medical grounds within 48 hours. The report gave no further detail of the arrangement.
Khosa's account of Imran Khan's health was not accompanied by any independent medical assessment.
How the reports differ
Minute Mirror led with Latif Khosa's account of Imran Khan's health after the jail meeting and alone reported the three-to-four-hour duration, Bushra Bibi's presence and that the 28th Constitutional Amendment was discussed. Daily Times led with the Islamabad High Court hearing instead, naming Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar and reporting that the court tied a one-hour meeting offer to an assurance from the lawyers about presenting arguments. Daily Times alone carried Salman Safdar's objection to being removed from the case and the reported possible medical release of Imran Khan's sisters within 48 hours.
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