Under the B-Class, the Khan is entitled to books, newspapers of choice, a table, a chair, a 21-inch television, a mattress, clothing and jail food, in addition to a bathroom facility in the barrack he has been kept in.
The ousted premier and former Pakistan PM was indicted on Saturday in the Toshakhana case by a trial court and was sentenced to three years imprisonment for "corrupt practices".
Earlier on Saturday, Khan was arrested shortly after an Islamabad trial court declared him guilty of “corrupt practices” in the Toshakhana case and sentenced him to three years in prison.
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is not the first former Pakistani Prime Minister to be imprisoned as the country has a long history of unsavoury treatment of elected leaders.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has been sentenced three years in jail in the Toshakhana case.
The district and sessions court in Islamabad has summoned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief on Saturday in the Toshakhana case after the IHC's directives.
"We believe that the high court can issue a better order than us. It is possible that it will give the order to stop the trial tomorrow," said a three-member bench at the Supreme Court.
Criminal charges were levied against Khan, PTI party secretary general Asad Umar and former Pakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhry for contemptuous remarks against Chief Election Commissioner and the ECP.
The Election Commission of Pakistan on October 21 last year, disqualified the former prime minister in the Toshakhana case for making "false statements and incorrect declaration".
Imran Khan is accused of buying the gifts he received as the country's prime minister at throwaway rates and sold them off in the open market for profits.
The ECP on Monday asked the Islamabad Capital Territory Police to arrest PTI chairman Imran Khan and produce him before the commission for today's hearing.
In wake of the May 9 violence following Imran Khan's arrest, more than 10,000 workers of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party were arrested by the police.
Notably, the ECP had initiated contempt proceedings against the PTI chief, former information minister Fawad Chaudhry and others for allegedly using “intemperate” language against the chief election commissioner and the electoral watchdog.
Senior lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar was killed on June 6 by unidentified people in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, while on his way to court for an important hearing in the Balochistan High Court.
Shahid Ahmed Khan, US President Joe Biden's advisor on Arts, said that Pakistan spoils its relations with other nations and institutions when its interests are connected.
Investigator Farhad Ali Shah said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief had driven a mission and prompted the party laborers against the Military before the May 9 attacks. That impelling prompted the attack on the army bases.
The FIR against Khan was filed by the deceased lawyer's stepson. Earlier, the Balochistan High Court rejected a petition by the PTI chief seeking to quash the FIR.
The ECP official’s statement about the date of the election comes as political parties, particularly those part of the ruling coalition, increasingly engage in consultations.
Notably, Sanaullah's warning came a day after a close aide of Khan accused his ex-boss of using a diplomatic cable from Pakistan’s mission in the US to build an “anti-establishment narrative”.
Khan earlier too expressed readiness to apologise for his controversial remarks. During the hearing, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman maintained that he was apologetic when he visited the said judge's courtroom earlier.
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