PTI leaders protest outside Adiala Jail, decry 'Jungle Law'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders staged a strong protest outside Adiala Jail on Thursday, expressing outrage over being barred from meeting party founder Imran Khan and raising grave concerns over the treatment of his wife, Bushra Bibi, who remains in solitary confinement, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Addressing the media, PTI leader Kanwal Shozab alleged that despite prior permission, party leaders and lawyers were kept waiting in the sweltering heat for hours. “We weren’t allowed inside till 1:30 PM. Salman Akram Raja, Abuzar Niazi, and others were left standing outside for four hours,” she said.

Shozab questioned the fairness of ongoing legal proceedings, calling them “a mockery of justice.” She added, “False and bogus cases are being cooked up. If this isn’t jungle law, what is?”

She slammed the treatment of Bushra Bibi, revealing that the former First Lady had been kept in isolation for 14 months with no family visitation rights.

“Her only crime is being the founder’s wife,” she said. Shozab also alleged that the electricity in Bushra Bibi’s cell was cut off deliberately for two days “as a form of psychological torture.”

Drawing comparisons, she said Maryam Nawaz had a mobile phone in jail and was granted bail within two months. “Bushra Bibi is a non-political woman. Even during the Caliphate of Umar, wives of political leaders were not treated like this.”

Zartaj Gul, also speaking outside the jail, backed Shozab’s claims and urged the government to release Bushra Bibi before Eid.

“You’ve crossed every limit of cruelty. Release Dr Yasmin Rashid, Sanam Javed, and Senator Mushtaq’s wife too. Why this selective oppression of women?”

Gul added that the party founder had sent a message urging PTI workers to prepare for sacrifice. “The society that loses morality collapses—not by nuclear bombs but by injustice,” she quoted him as saying.

Muzammil Aslam, speaking from Dahgal Checkpoint, where PTI leaders were blocked a kilometre away from the jail, complained that this was his fifth attempt in a month to meet Imran Khan.

“The country’s economic crisis demands urgent discussion. The founder wants to evaluate the KP budget, federal allocations, and devise a strategy,” he said. “But they’re not even letting us meet. It’s not just about a political prisoner—it’s about Pakistan’s future.”

He warned that ignoring KP in the federal budget could strain centre-province cooperation.

“KP has never had such strong economic potential in 77 years. All we ask is for the NFC meeting to be held and for provinces to get their fair share.”

PTI leader Junaid Akbar, flanked by KP Speaker Babar Saleem Swati and Taimur Jhagra, also condemned the blockade.

“The Islamabad High Court allowed meetings, yet we were stopped at police checkpoints. Trucks were used to block roads. This isn’t law—it’s lawlessness.”

He added that PTI’s founder had entrusted him with organising protests in KP. “We’ve mobilised 24 districts. The resistance will continue.”