Supreme Court grants major legal relief to Imran Khan, government's pleas rejected

 Supreme Court grants major legal relief to Imran Khan, government's pleas rejected

Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has completed the hearing of important cases pending against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Imran. After the hearing, Imran Khan's lawyer, Salman Safdar, and his family members came out of the court and spoke to the media.

According to details, today two-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi heard 14 cases related to Imran Khan and Bushra Imran in the Supreme Court. In all the cases included in the cause list, only the names of Imran Ahmed Khan and his wife were listed. These cases included the Cypher case, the Al-Qadir Trust case, the Toshakhana case, and various FIRs.

Defense lawyer Salman Safdar told the media that the government had filed bail cancellation applications in all these cases, in which Imran Khan had previously received relief from the Islamabad High Court. However, today the Supreme Court dismissed all the bail cancellation applications filed by the government as ineffective.

According to Salman Safdar, the FIA ​​and special prosecutors in the cipher case want to appeal against the Islamabad High Court’s decision, in which Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi were acquitted. The Supreme Court has given the government time to seek further instructions in this regard.

He revealed that he is currently representing Imran Khan in more than 300 criminal cases, out of which about 50 cases are currently active. He said that many bail applications have been pending for years, for which decisions are not being taken, which raises serious questions about the justice system.

Salman Safdar alleged that there is a severe stagnation in the Islamabad High Court, where neither cases are being scheduled, nor lawyers are being allowed to meet their clients. According to him, only one brief meeting has been possible with Imran Khan and Bushra Imran in the last five months, which is insufficient for legal preparation.

He added that the lack of a meeting between a lawyer and a client is a violation of the constitutional right. The lawyer requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan to either schedule the cases immediately or allow the legal team to meet his client so that the defense can be conducted effectively.

Salman Safdar also expressed concern over Imran Khan’s health and said that no formal information was given to the lawyer regarding his eye treatment and overall health, which is worrisome. He stressed that it is also the professional responsibility of the lawyer to take care of the physical and mental health of the client.

Finally, he expressed hope that justice would be delivered in the Supreme Court and that the legal team would be given full access and equal opportunities in the upcoming hearings.