Attock jail serving Imran desi chicken, mutton: SC told

A report detailing the living conditions of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan currently serving time at the Attock Jail was submitted to the Supreme Cout (SC) on Monday.

Superintendent Attock Jail submitted the report to the apex court as it had sought details of the living conditions of former prime minister at the cell where he has been languishing since his conviction on August 5.

Last week, Imran's wife Bushra Bibi had urged the SC to take “serious notice” of the alleged threat to her husband’s life, citing a “considerable decline” in his health in prison.

She had expressed special concern over how he “appears to have lost weight substantially during the course of his confinement, particularly loss of muscles around his arms”.

In the report submitted today, the superintendent provided details of the "diet menu" revealing that "on demand of the petitioner, twice a week desi chicken and once a week mutton cooked in desi ghee is also provided to him".

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Further, it stated that the PTI chief was being kept in a 9x11 cell and has been granted space in a strolling shed where he walks morning and evening.

Imran has also been provided with an LED TV, and reading material and maintains regular access to newspapers.

"An official sanitary worker has been detained for two hours daily or cleanliness of cell and washroom of the petitioner and washing of his clothes," the report added, stressing that the PTI chief enjoyed hygienic conditions as he served his sentence.

He is also visited regularly by five different doctors who are administering Imran's medical examinations and treatment.