Effects of 26th Amendment Visible in Courts, Judges Not Willing to Hear Imran Khan’s Bail Pleas: Aleema Khan
Rawalpindi: Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, has said that the impact of the 26th Constitutional Amendment is now visible in the country’s judicial system, alleging that courts are reluctant to hear Imran Khan’s bail applications.
Speaking to the media, Aleema Khan criticized what she described as procedural objections being raised in court, saying that even minor technical issues such as spelling or punctuation are being used to delay hearings.
She claimed that while former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was allowed medical treatment abroad in the past, similar facilities are being denied to Imran Khan, who she said has lost vision in one eye. She added that the family’s demand is simple: treatment by specialist doctors at Shifa International Hospital under proper medical supervision.
Aleema Khan said the PTI leadership has repeatedly requested medical treatment for Imran Khan for the past four months, but no decision has been made in this regard. She added that the Supreme Court has now scheduled proceedings after a three-week delay due to judicial vacations.
She further alleged that bail petitions are not being properly heard and that courts appear unwilling to deliver justice, stating that repeated adjournments and technical objections are being used to delay proceedings.
Referring to former tribal areas, she said that around Rs2,200 billion allocated for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has not been utilized by the federal government. She argued that this amount could have been used to build hospitals, schools, and infrastructure in the region.
Aleema Khan said that if courts continue to avoid hearing cases, public patience could run out. She reiterated that PTI is pursuing legal and constitutional avenues but claimed that judicial conduct is preventing timely justice.
She concluded by saying that developments in Imran Khan’s legal cases reflect the consequences of recent constitutional changes and questioned why medical treatment in a hospital setting was being denied.
