Overview

• Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir set aside the registrar’s maintainability objections and took up the petition.
• Notices were issued to the interior secretary, the Punjab Home Department secretary, the inspector general of police, and the Adiala jail superintendent.
• Authorities were directed to file responses by October 23 on the request for a supervised meeting at Adiala Jail.
• Afridi filed the plea on October 17 after prison officials denied him access during a visit on October 16, soon after he was sworn in on October 15.
• The petition cites constitutional rights and urgent governance needs, referencing law and order, cabinet formation, and inter‑provincial trade such as wheat transport.