Islamabad: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry has said that the question of how much former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan can see, and how much his eyesight has been affected, will be determined by a specialist doctor, not a lawyer.
Speaking to media at Parliament House, Talal Chaudhry said that the PTI founder’s lawyer was asked to prepare his client’s medical report, adding that this was a strong example of the rule of law.
He stated that the condition of Imran Khan’s eyesight would be decided by doctors, not lawyers. “A lawyer cannot determine whether his eye is functioning properly or how severely it is affected. A specialist doctor will make that decision, and such a doctor has already been assigned”, he added.
The Minister of State for Interior further said that everything the government had stated earlier had now been confirmed. He added that the PTI founder was receiving medical treatment facilities and that everything was being provided to him on time.
Talal Chaudhry claimed that PTI was raising the issue because it had no other political card left to play and was now using a “sympathy card.” He said that after failing in the February 8 protest, PTI was trying to hide behind the PTI founder’s health issue.
He added that Imran Khan was a political opponent, not a personal one, and the government had never said that they would remove air conditioning or stop food from being provided. He emphasized that the PTI founder should receive every right granted under the law.
Talal Chaudhry also said that the report proved the rule of law was being upheld and that the PTI founder was being given facilities that were not even provided to other prisoners. He suggested reading paragraphs 9 and 12 of the report to see how many days he ate chicken and how many days he ate meat.
He further stated that Imran Khan drank mineral water from well-known Pakistani brands and that the prison menu provided to him was not even available in an ordinary household.
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