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Police Clear Adiala Sit-In as Lawyers Temper Boycott and Fugitive Official Is Re-Arrested

Relatives say authorities are denying legally permitted jail meetings, with rough treatment reported.

Overview

  • Rawalpindi police removed a sit-in near Adiala Jail, detaining Alima Khan and several PTI workers after blocking access to Imran Khan.
  • Imran Khan’s sisters alleged denial of meetings and mistreatment at the site, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi condemned reported violence against women.
  • The All Pakistan Lawyers Action Committee opposed the new Federal Constitutional Court but made any boycott conditional on consultation with bar associations after internal disagreement.
  • Lahore High Court Bar leaders announced weekly court walkouts and rallies against the 27th constitutional amendment establishing the new court.
  • Authorities re-arrested escaped former ADCR Iqbal Singhra and moved him to Lahore’s Camp Jail, as police also probed separate fatal shootings in Karachi and Hyderabad.