Pakistani Jail Inmates Challenge Court Denial of Private Hospital Treatment

3 Adiala jail inmates move FCC after IHC denies them Imran-like facilities

ISLAMABAD: Three Adiala jail inmates approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Tuesday to challenge the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) dismissal of their pleas seeking treatment at private hospitals, similar to the relief granted to incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan. “We are seeking implementation of Rule 197 of the Pakistan Prison Rules, 1978, which governs the manner and mode of the transfer of a prisoner to the hospital,” Advocate Akhtar Cheema told Dawn. He added that...

By [email protected] (Nasir Iqbal)