ISLAMABAD: The Special Court Islamabad on Thursday granted permission to former prime minister and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan to talk to his sons on phone.
Former premier Imran Khan, who is in judicial custody till September 13 in cypher case, has been incarcerated in Attock prison since his arrest on August 5.
The PTI chief, through his lawyers Umair Niazi and Shiraz Ahmed approached the special court with the request to allow the former PM talk to his sons – Qasim and Sulaiman – on the telephone.
“I want to talk to my sons Qasim and Sulaiman Khan on the telephone or WhatsApp,” he pleaded, which was approved by the court.
A special court on Wednesday extended the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman’s judicial remand till September 13 in the cipher case. Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, who heard the case at the Attock District Jail under Official Secrets Act 2023, issued the decision in the case of the missing cypher, a classified state document.
Hearing of the case took place at the Attock Jail following approval by the Law Ministry amid security concerns expressed by the Interior Ministry.
Former premier Imran Khan has been imprisoned in Attock jail since his conviction in the Toshakhana case on August 5.
