Pakistan Court adjourns hearing of £190 million graft case against Imran Khan over 'security concerns'
The Hindu
Imran Khan's corruption case hearing adjourned due to security concerns at Adiala Jail, Pakistan, till May 17
An accountability court in Pakistan on May 15 adjourned the hearing of the £190 million corruption case against Imran Khan till May 17, citing "security concerns" at the high-security Adiala prison where the former Prime Minister is currently imprisoned, media reports said.
The 71-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder has been lodged at the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi since August last year.
The Islamabad accountability court accepted the request of the Adiala Jail's superintendent to adjourn the hearing of the case against Mr. Khan due to 'security concerns', The Express Tribune newspaper reported.
The Court adjourned the hearing till May 17, it said.
In his request, the jail official cited reports received by the Punjab Home Department of the threat alerts on prisons in Punjab by banned organisations.
Asserting that the Adiala jail is the most sensitive prison in the province and houses more than 7,000 prisoners, the official said that criminals involved in serious crimes, including high-profile political entities, are also incarcerated there.
Security threats were also received for the Mianwali, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rawalpindi (Adiala) and Attock jails, said the request.