five leaders from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday received official permission to meet former Prime Minister Imran Khan at Adiala Jail.
This decision comes after a brief stand-off, as PTI leadership had initially refused to visit the jail until all five leaders were granted access.
According to sources, the authorities had initially approved only three leaders—Barrister Gohar, Asad Qaiser, and Senator Ali Zafar—to meet Khan, prompting PTI leaders to express their unwillingness to proceed without the inclusion of their other two colleagues.
Sheikh Waqas Akram, a PTI spokesperson, confirmed via a post on the social media platform X that the request for five leaders to meet Khan had been approved.
"We are now on our way to Adiala Jail for the meeting," Akram stated, expressing that the PTI's insistence on including all five leaders had been fruitful. He added, "The barrister's obstinacy has worked," indicating the party's unified stance.
Earlier in the day, Barrister Gohar, who had been waiting for his colleagues in his office, communicated to Kamran Murtaza, a PTI official, that if Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and Hamid Raza were not allowed to join, they would not proceed with the visit.
In a subsequent development, Sheikh Waqas Akram reported that Adiala Jail authorities had initially barred Salman Akram Raja from meeting Khan, creating further tensions within the PTI ranks.
However, the eventual inclusion of all five leaders has now facilitated the visit.
