Alleged mistreatment of IK: Adiala Jail authorities refute claims

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Alleged mistreatment of IK: Adiala Jail authorities refute claims

ISLAMABAD: Adiala Jail authorities on Tuesday refuted claims regarding the alleged mistreatment of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan, asserting that he is being provided all facilities in line with 鈥淏-Class鈥 jail rules.

According to an official statement issued by the Adiala Jail superintendent that PTI founding chairman, currently incarcerated at Adiala Jial is being provided all facilities in accordance with the legal provisions of 鈥淏-Class鈥 imprisonment. The facilities include food, healthcare, access to books and newspapers, physical exercise, and walking facilities, it says.

The statement says that Khan has been held in a seven-cell complex, which includes an open courtyard for walking. The PTI founding chairman has access to an exercise bicycle, LED TV, newspapers, and books of his choice, it says, adding that these amenities are not available to other inmates in B-Class.

According to the jail administration, a dedicated inmate c

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