According to sources, after a detailed consultation meeting with Adviser to the chief minister of K-P on information Barrister Ali Saif inside Adiala Jail, Imran issued the finalised priority list of Senate candidates.
For general seats, the names include Murad Saeed, Faisal Javed, Mirza Afridi and Pir Noorul Haq Qadri. For the technocrat seat, Azam Swati has been finalised, while Rubina Naz will contest on the women’s reserved seat.
In a surprising move, Mishal Yousafzai has been nominated in place of Sania Nishtar, who previously held the seat.
Speaking to the media following the jail meeting, Barrister Saif revealed that Imran was “deeply aggrieved” over a lack of basic facilities and the violation of human rights in prison.
“Imran Khan is being subjected to mental agony. He is in solitary confinement, without access to TV, newspapers, books and even clothes,” he claimed. “He is also being denied visitation rights, which has left him completely unaware of the outside world, he said.