Counsel seeks IHC order for meeting Imran

A counsel for former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi has moved an application in the capital’s high court, seeking its order for Adiala Jail authorities to allow him meet his jailed clients to discuss legal matters related to the £190 million case

In the application, Barrister Salman Safdar contends that since December 20, 2025, the PTI founder has not been able to hold any meaningful or effective meeting with his counsels.

It maintains that for approximately three months and twelve days, he has been deprived of proper legal access, which has adversely affected his ability to prepare for proceedings in a case of significant legal importance.

The petition names the NAB chairman, the inspector general of Prisons Punjab, and the superintendent of Adiala Jail as respondents.

It requests the court to issue directions ensuring immediate, uninterrupted, and meaningful access to legal counsel for both appellants so they may adequately prepare their case.

On Tuesday, the IHC granted Safdar time to consult his clients about whether they wanted the court to first hear their main appeals in the £190 million case.

An IHC bench—comprising Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif— issued this order while hearing Imran and Bushra’s appeals in the £190m case as well as the couple’s applications seeking suspension of their sentences in the case.

The PTI founder and Bushra Bibi were convicted in January 2025 in the £190 million case and have since filed both appeals against their sentences and applications seeking suspension of sentence and release on bail.

Meanwhile, the PTI founder and his spouse have also filed separate miscellaneous applications in the IHC seeking early fixation of their appeals against conviction in the Toshakhana-I case.