Meetings with Imran Khan to continue if jail rules are followed: Tariq Fazal Chaudhry

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has said that meetings with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan will continue as long as he follows the prison manual. However, he stressed that conducting political activities from inside the jail cannot be allowed.

Talking to a private TV, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the PTI founder had perhaps now been made to understand that all matters would be handled strictly in accordance with the prison manual.

He added that there would be no restrictions on meetings as long as political activities were not conducted from inside the jail.

On November 11, Imran Khan held an extended meeting with his lawyers, Sardar Latif Khosa and Salman Safdar.

They discussed legal matters, ongoing court cases and the 28th Constitutional Amendment. Meanwhile, Imran Khan's two sisters, Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan, were also released yesterday after spending a month in detention.

Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said that complete care was being taken of the PTI founder's diet, exercise and health, adding that the government had never compromised on his medical well-being.

He said Imran Khan had also been transferred to a hospital when health-related concerns emerged.

He further alleged that PTI was attempting to link Imran Khan's health with political matters, despite the government fulfilling its responsibilities regarding his health and medical facilities.

According to the minister, the PTI founder had continued to manage political affairs while in prison.

However, he said Imran Khan had now been made to understand that all activities inside the jail must comply with the prison manual.