Pakistan's Islamabad High Court delays ruling on prisoner facility requests

IHC reserves verdict on pleas for Imran-style facilities

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on petitions seeking treatment at private hospitals and communication with relatives through WhatsApp calls for three prisoners of Adiala jail, observing that prisoners’ rights could not be ignored merely because they were behind bars. Justice Muhammad Asif reser­ved the judgement after hearing arguments from the petitioners, Advocate General Islamabad Naveed Hayat Malik, Advocate General Punjab Barrister Zafarullah an...

By [email protected] (Malik Asad)