Imran Khan’s Concerns On Lack Of Privacy In Attock Jail Spark UproarIslamabad

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been spending his prison term in the Attock jail, where he is being subjected to serious challenges, details of which were shared after a sessions judge’s routine inspection of the premises on August 15. According to the findings based on a conversations between the judge and Khan, it was revealed that the former premier was seriously and gravely concerned about a CCTV camera, which was installed right in front of his prison cell, leaving no room for privacy. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief expressed his reservations over the placement of the CCTV placed in front of his cell in a position that even covered the open bathroom. Imran Khan expressed grave concern over the CCTV camera, installed in front of prison bars just at a distance of five to six feet covering the open bathroom-cum-latrine, having small L-shape walls about two-and-a-half to three-feet high, leaving no privacy while defecating and bathing, the report by Attock’s Additional District and Sessions Judge Shafqatullah Khan stated. Judge Shafqatullah stated that the concerns expressed by Khan weregenuine as they were in violation of Rules 257 and 771 of Pakistan Prison Rules, 1978. The PTI chief also complained about the difficulties his wife and lawyers have to face in order to meet him, stating that they have no easy access to him. Khan’s concerns were noted and the superintendent present there was called in, who assured to redress the grievances.