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Bushra Bibi’s Daughter Petitions Lahore High Court for Jail Visit

The filing asks judges to enforce access under Pakistan’s prison rules.

Overview

  • The petition by Mubashra Khawar Maneka names the Punjab government, the home department secretary, the provincial inspector general of prisons, and the Adiala Jail superintendent as respondents.
  • Maneka says repeated requests to see her mother were refused despite Tuesday family visitation hours, asserting a right under prison regulations and constitutional safeguards.
  • She seeks a court order for an immediate meeting on a designated visitation day and a declaration that the refusal lacked lawful basis.
  • Adiala Jail officials say Imran Khan met Bushra Bibi for 45 minutes in the jail’s conference room and that a similar meeting took place the previous week in line with regulations.
  • Separately, Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi have pending Islamabad High Court appeals against the Toshakhana-II verdict, filed last month through counsel and assigned diary numbers.