The cell of former prime minister and Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has been extended in Adiala Jail.
According to sources, the jail superintendent, following the orders of Judge Abul Hassanat Zulqarnain, has extended the PTI Chairman’s cell from approximately 35 feet to 60 feet.
During the hearing, the PTI Chairman also made two more requests for the provision of home-cooked meals and a bicycle for exercise.
The judge, while conversing with Imran Khan, stated that the responsibility for providing meals in the jail lies with the prison authorities.
The judge also ordered the jail superintendent to provide a bicycle for exercise under the jail manual.
Imran Khan and the PTI vice chairman, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, are facing charges related to the alleged deliberate mishandling of a diplomatic cipher. The special court announced that PTI leaders will be indicted in the cipher case next week.
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