SC says PTI memorandum for Imran’s visitation rights conveyed to ‘relevant executive authorities’
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday said that the memorandum submitted by the PTI a day earlier — requesting immediate jail visitation rights for party founder Imran Khan with his family, doctors, lawyers and friends — had been conveyed to the “relevant executive authorities” for appropriate consideration in accordance with law.
On Friday, the party members and parliamentarians, led by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, had submitted the memorandum to the SC registrar. The party had regretted that in the memorandom to Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi that access to Imran’s family and his lawyers was again denied on Tuesday last, the day fixed by the court for meetings with his family and lawyers.
In the press release issued on Saturday, the SC said that on January 30, the KP chief minister and PTI lawmakers gathered in front of the SC to convey their concerns about access to Imran.
“The registrar engaged with their representatives and assured that the concerns would be brought into the notice of the chief justice,” it said.
It went on to say that later that day, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja conveyed these concerns to the chief justice, but they were referred to the relevant authorities as the matter “did not directly pertain to proceedings pending before the SC”.
“In [the] absence of any communicated response for a week, the delegation, including opposition leaders in [the] Senate and the National Assembly, once again approached the Supreme Court on February 6, 2026, with a signed memorandum, which was formally received by the registrar,” the press release said.
It stated that concerns about access to the imprisoned PTI founder and the provision of his medical reports were once again conveyed to the relevant executive authorities.
“The SC, in order to address such eventualities in future, also issued SOPs for engaging aggrieved litigants,” it said.
“The SOPs emphasise ensuring accessibility, facilitation, and provision of necessary amenities, including emergency medical cover, without compromising institutional decorum, judicial functions, or the rights of access of other litigants,” the press release said.
13 pleas concerning Imran, Bushra fixed for hearing
Meanwhile, the SC fixed for hearing 13 different petitions concerning Imran and his wife, Bushra Bibi, for hearing on Monday (February 9).
According to the supplementary cause list issued, a two-judge bench comprising SC Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and Shahid Bilal Hassan will take up the petitions at 9am on Monday.
Among the petitions fixed for hearing are the Punjab government’s appeal against the granting of bail to the PTI founder and his wife.
Further, Imran’s appeal against the case registered against him under the Official Secrets Act and the National Accountability Bureau case against the ex-premier in relation to the Al-Qadir University Trust was also fixed for hearing.
The court will also take up a petition filed against the acquittal of Imran and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case.
Further, the Punjab government’s appeal against bail granted to Imran in May 9 cases was also fixed for hearing.
Meanwhile, Imran’s appeal against a Rs10 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was also fixed for hearing.
Imran has been in jail since August 2023, convicted in a string of cases he says were politically driven following his ouster in a 2022 no-confidence vote.
His first conviction was in the Toshakhana case and centred on accusations that he unlawfully sold gifts received in office. Later verdicts added lengthy jail terms, including 10 years in the cipher case and 14 years in the Al Qadir Trust corruption case. Last month, both him and his wife were handed 17 years imprisonment in another Toshakhana case.
