Shift chairman PTI to Adiala Jail: IHC CJ

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday ordered to shift Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to Adiala Jail in the cipher case, Rawalpindi, ARY News reported.

Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) – Amir Farooq conducted the hearing on Chairman PTI’s plea to transfer him from Attock Jail to Adiala Jail.

The Chief Justice questioned, “why the former prime minister is being held in Attock Jail, and not transferred to Adiala Jail?” adding that, “the status of his [Chairman PTI] sentence has been changed, and he is currently undertrial, according to which he should be kept in Adiala Jail along with other undertrial prisoners’.”

The court sought the answer from additional Attorney General Munawar Iqbal, stating that, in Toshakhana case, the original court order was to keep him in Adiala Jail.

In response the additional Attorney General replied by stating that the Chairman PTI had been detained in connection with the cipher case and he is currently being held in Attock Jail following the court order.

Following the Attorney General response, the Chief Justice – in his remarks – ordered to shift the former prime minister to Adiala Jail.