ATTOCK – Former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan, who was arrested after the court docket jailed him for 3 years within the Toshakhana case, was shifted to Attock Jail amid tight safety.
In keeping with sources, he has been allotted room No 1 in barrack No 2.
Earlier than shifting the PTI chief to his cell, the medical board headed by Medical Superintendent DHQ Hospital Attock Dr Jawad Elahello examined and declared him medically match. As per the sources, Imran Khan seemed depressed and gloomy. In keeping with them, Imran requested for an air-conditioned room however the jail authorities replied in unfavourable and informed him that no such facility was out there on this jail. However, the room allotted to Imran Khan has a ceiling fan, a mattress and an hooked up rest room. All of the three hyperlink roads resulting in the District Jail Attock have been blocked for general public and visitors causing inconvenience for the native residents. The police and Elite Drive have been deployed to make sure security within the environment of the jail as the realm has been declared excessive security zone by the legislation enforcement companies. For the primary time within the history of Pakistan, any former prime minister has been shifted to this jail. The police are additionally not permitting media for any sort of coverage. A journalist who was making video of the jail surrounding was arrested, nonetheless, was later launched. The legislation and order state of affairs is under management. In keeping with the sources, Imran Khan is being offered meal, breakfast and different facilities as per the jail handbook. The sources additionally revealed that Imran Khan was not given entry to his lawyer on Sunday. Nonetheless, the lawyer was requested to return on Monday. District Commissioner Attock Rao Atif Raza has imposed section 144 within the district until additional orders. Inbuilt 1905 on 67 acres to accommodate 450 jailers, the Attock District Jail is about 73 kilometers off the federal capital.