Despite repeated attempts by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to interrogate PTI founder Imran Khan at Adiala Jail, officials have been unable to obtain any information as he has consistently refused to meet with them. Meanwhile, a petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking permission for the former prime minister and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to exercise their conjugal rights while confined in the same jail.
According to sources, a three-member NCCIA team, led by Additional Director Ayaz Khan, visited Central Jail Adiala on Thursday for the second time this week to question the PTI founder about his “X” handle. However, the sources said that Mr. Khan refused to participate in the investigation, telling the team to bring his lawyers if they wanted to question him on any matter. The team arrived at Adiala Jail around 3:30 PM and left two hours later empty-handed amid tight security. The NCCIA launched the investigation after tweets criticizing government officials and the establishment were posted from Mr. Khan’s account. Earlier on Tuesday, the same team had visited Adiala Jail to investigate the PTI founder regarding the operation of his social media account.
Plea for Conjugal Rights
Separately, a petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court seeking permission for former premier Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, to exercise their conjugal rights while confined in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi. The petition, submitted under Article 199 of the Constitution, was filed by Shahid Yaqoob, a resident of Islamabad and a supporter of Mr. Khan. The respondents named in the petition include the Chief Commissioner Islamabad, the Punjab government, the Inspector General of Prisons Punjab, and the Superintendent of Central Jail Adiala.
The petitioner argued that denying conjugal rights violates constitutional protections, international conventions, and previous court rulings. The plea cited the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the European Convention on Human Rights, all of which safeguard the right to family life. It also referenced a 2010 notification issued by the Sindh home department following Supreme Court directions, which allowed convicted inmates conjugal visits every three months. The petition further relied on a landmark Federal Shariat Court judgment that recognized prisoners’ conjugal rights as a fundamental entitlement. It requested the IHC to order the implementation of the Supreme Court and Federal Shariat Court directives.
A police spokesperson said that security will be heightened around the ATC Rawalpindi on Friday during the hearing of the GHQ attack case, in which the PTI founder is set to attend the proceeding via video link.
