The IHC notifies the head of Adiala Jail of a contempt of court.

The superintendent of Adiala Jail has been sent a notice of contempt by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for preventing the PTI founder from interacting with his family and legal representative.

The case by Alima Nasir Abbas against the PTI founder’s meetings being restricted in spite of a court ruling was heard by Justice Saman Riffat Imtiaz.

The petitioner said that although the IHC had approved the meetings with the PTI founder while he was incarcerated on March 8, the superintendent had disregarded the court’s directive and was thus in contempt of court.

The petitioner asked the court to hold the jail administrator accountable and let the PTI founder to interact with family members and legal counsel.

Following the hearing of the petitioner’s attorney’s arguments, the court sent notice to the superintendent for March 15.