Overview
- Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir removed registrar objections and issued notices to the interior secretary, Punjab home secretary, the IGP and the Adiala Jail superintendent.
- The court directed the respondents to file written replies by October 23 and adjourned further proceedings until that date.
- The registrar had argued similar petitions were already decided with SOPs in place and that PTI officials compile weekly visitor lists, but the bench admitted the case after hearing arguments.
- Sohail Afridi’s petition says consultation with Imran Khan is necessary for cabinet formation and urgent provincial governance, including inter-provincial trade and law-and-order issues.
- The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly unanimously pressed for immediate approval of the meeting and separately backed medical treatment for Imran Khan by his chosen doctors.