Imran seeks briefing on controversial mines bill

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan has described the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Bill as "controversial" and directed the party's legal committee and senior K-P leadership to brief him on the legislation, according to PTI lawyer Faisal Chaudhry.

Speaking to reporters after meeting the incarcerated PTI supremo at Adiala Jail, Chaudhry said that Imran had raised concerns about the bill and stressed the need to take the public into confidence.

"This bill has now become controversial. It is essential that people are made aware of its implications," he said.

Chaudhry added that Imran stressed the critical need for both the establishment and PTI to steer Pakistan out of crisis. "The military alone cannot unite the country; only political forces can," he said.

Chaudhry was among four lawyers, alongside Usman Riaz Gul, Faisal Malik and Muhammad Afzal, who were allowed to meet the PTI chief.

He revealed that only two individuals on the official meeting list were granted jail access, while the rest, including senior lawyers and party leaders, were stopped at police checkpoints.

He said legal briefings were given to the PTI founder by Usman Gul and Faisal Malik, particularly on cases not being listed in court and on alleged mistreatment of Bushra Bibi.

Imran also discussed recent political developments and urged the party to write to the chief justice regarding post-26th Amendment legal concerns.

Regarding foreign policy, particularly Afghanistan, the PTI chief reiterated that his administration had long advocated dialogue with the Afghan government to counter terrorism.

Meanwhile, tensions flared outside Adiala Jail as the PTI founder's family, including his sisters Aleema Khan, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Khan, were denied a meeting despite waiting for hours.