Imran Khan to have phone call with sons, access to physician: IHC

IHC orders phone call with Imran Khan’s sons and access to personal doctor in prison.

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The Islamabad High Court has directed authorities to allow the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan to speak with his sons over the phone, Express News reported.

Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case related to Imran’s requests for various facilities while in prison, including access to a personal physician, meetings with his wife, and phone calls with his children.

During the hearing, the court directed that Khan’s wife and political leaders should be allowed to visit him according to jail rules. Furthermore, a phone call with Imran's sons and medical treatment by his personal doctor were ordered.

The court also inquired about the procedure for allowing Khan's wife to visit, considering she is now a convicted individual, and asked for clarification on the process for his sons’ calls and medical treatment.

The court instructed the Assistant Superintendent of Jail to obtain clarification from the Superintendent of Adiala Jail and provide a response by Monday.

Imran’s lawyer, Faisal Chaudhry, informed the court that despite earlier orders, some of the granted facilities had been revoked. He further requested permission for immediate meetings with Imran.

The case will be revisited on January 27.

Earlier on Monday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had issued notices to jail authorities in response to a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan, seeking the restoration of newspaper and TV access, permission for telephonic conversations with his sons, and medical checkups by his personal doctor.

During a hearing on Monday, PTI chief's counsel Faisal Chaudhry had argued that the trial court had not addressed the matter of personal medical care in its January 10, 2025, order, which the petition challenged.

IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq had directed a jail representative to appear in person at the next hearing scheduled for January 23.