Imran Khan offered to be shifted to Bani Gala, claims lawyer
PTI founder says he will not move “anywhere until those detained without trial are released”
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has claimed that Imran Khan was offered a deal under which he would be shifted to Bani Gala, his residence in Islamabad, to serve the remaining jail time, his lawyer said on Thursday.
“Imran Khan said he was offered to be moved to Bani Gala. However, he stressed that he would not move anywhere until those detained without trial are released,” Faisal Chaudhry, his lawyer, told reporters outside Adiala jail.
The News had reported last month that the government may consider offering a deal of house arrest to the PTI founder, provided he does not challenge the present system and stops politics of agitation.
The reports of a “deal” have emerged at a time when the federal government and the former ruling party have sat down for talks on two key issues of the PTI: the release of all “political prisoners” and the formation of a commission to probe the May 9, 2023, events and November 26, 2024, events.
Claiming that some elements wanted to sabotage the dialogue between the two sides — which have been at loggerheads for months now — Chaudhry called for the party’s negotiation committee to be allowed to meet Khan who has been behind bars in Adiala jail for more than a year.
