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Imran Khan’s cousin, Qasim Zaman, reached Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Tuesday but was not allowed a meeting with him, Awais Younas Chaudhry, a PTI lawyer said. The IHC has allowed Imran twice-a-week meetings – on Tuesdays and Thursdays – with his family, lawyers and other associates. Despite the order, the PTI founder has been restricted […]

ISLAMABAD: Ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s cousin, Qasim Zaman, reached Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Tuesday but was not allowed a meeting with the PTI founder, Awais Younas Chaudhry, a PTI lawyer told _Dawn_. “We reached there at around 2pm and waited until after 4pm, but a meeting was not allowed,” he said. Imran has been in prison since 2023. The IHC has allowed Imran twice-a-week meetings — on Tuesdays and Thursdays — with his family, lawyers and other associates. Despite the order, the PTI founder has been restricted from meeting visitors. Usually, Imran’s sisters — Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi — would be the ones to reach Adiala every week in the hopes to meet him. But they have now been detained by the authorities under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960 ahead of the PTI’s Sept 27 protest call. Chaudhry, who submits lists of party leaders and lawyers to the jail administration for the weekly meetings, said in response to a question by _Dawn_ that had no one from Imran’s family had reached Adiala, the jail administration would have argued before the IHC that the meeting did not take place because nobody came. They would have argued that otherwise, a meeting would have been allowed. On Monday, he said the PTI had decided that with Imran’s sisters detained, some other family members would reach Adiala on Tuesday to show IHC that its orders were not being implemented. However, he had not shared the names of those family members, fearing their arrest. He had also submitted a list of lawyers for a meeting with Imran. The list comprised PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, Niazullah Niazi, Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry, Raja Yasir and Malik Atif Bashir Awan. Chaudhry said these lawyers also reached the Adiala jail on Tuesday and informed authorities of their arrival, but, despite hours of waiting, they had to return without a meeting. On Aug 18, the Supreme Court (SC) also directed the authorities to allow Imran meetings with his family as it ordered his medical checkup at Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital, a private facility. After the SC’s interim order, one of Imran’s sisters, Noreen, was allowed two consecutive meetings with him. But there has been no other meetings since her last one on August 25.

ISLAMABAD: While incarcerated ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s sisters remain in detention, some other family members will reach Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Tuesday in a bid to meet him, a PTI lawyer told _Dawn_ on Monday. Lawyer Awais Younas Chaudhry said the decision had been taken to show the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that its orders to ensure weekly meetings between Imran and his family were not being implemented. Imran has been in prison since 2023. The IHC has allowed Imran twice-a-week meetings — on Tuesdays and Thursdays — with his family, lawyers and other associates. Despite the order, the PTI founder has been restricted restricted from meeting visitors. The Supreme Court (SC) also directed authorities on Aug 18 to allow him meetings with his family as it ordered Imran’s medical checkup at Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital, a private facility. After the SC’s interim order, one of Imran’s sisters, Noreen Niazi, was allowed two consecutive meetings with him. But there has been no other meetings since her last one on August 25. Noreen, as well as Imran’s other two sisters, Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan — who used to reach Adiala every week in the hopes to meet him — have now been detained by the authorities under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960 ahead of the PTI’s Sept 27 protest call. Now, the PTI has decided that some other family members would reach Adiala on Tuesday for a meeting with Imran, Chaudhry, who submits lists of party leaders and lawyers to the jail administration for the weekly meetings, said. “We are not expecting that the orders of the IHC will be implemented, but lawyers and Imran’s family members will still reach Adiala,” he said. The lawyer added that several of Imran’s family members could reach Rawalpindi, “but we have decided not to disclose their names as they can also get arrested”. Meanwhile, he submitted a list of lawyers for the meeting with Imran. The list comprises PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, Niazullah Niazi, Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry, Raja Yasir and Malik Atif Bashir Awan. ## PTI condemns reported arrests of parliamentarians In recent days, there has been reports of a crackdown on the PTI ahead of its Sept 27 countrywide protest and march to Islamabad, which the party has called to demand Imran’s release from jail and mobilise people for the supremacy of the Constitution. The PTI has claimed that several of its members, including MNAs Sanaullah Mastikhel, Ahsan Jamal Khan and Mian Ghous, have been taken into custody by the authorities. On Monday, the party condemned these reports arrests of its parliamentarians from the Parliament Lodges, calling for their immediate release. In a statement, the party declared the reported arrests a “grave assault on the Constitution, democratic values and parliamentary traditions”. “Reports of the detention of MNAs Sanaullah Khan Mastikhel, Dawar Khan Kundi, Ahsan Jamal Khan, Mian Ghaus and Adil Khan Bazai, as well as an MPA from Chitral, Fatehul Mulk, are deeply concerning,” the party said. “Parliament is a symbol of people’s mandate, and turning it into a place for action against political opponents shows a dangerous trend against the democratic system,” the party said. Meanwhile, leaders of opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) — which includes the PTI — expressed concern over the prevailing political situation in the country. TTAP Vice Chairman Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar met Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas at the opposition leader’s chamber on Monday, a TTAP statement said. “The leaders expressed serious concern over the prevailing political situation in the country, the arrests of political workers, parliamentarians and ordinary citizens, the closure of major roads with containers, and the arrest of Imran Khan’s sisters,” the statement added. “Targeting a homemaker for political reasons amounted to crossing all moral, democratic and constitutional limits,” it added, citing Khokhar and Abbas. The TTAP leaders urged the government to “reconsider its approach, release all detained political workers and citizens and remove the containers blocking public roads”.

Pakistan has launched its first power wheeling auction, letting large consumers buy electricity directly from producers. Energy Minister Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari announced the launch as the government moves to end its role as the sole buyer of electricity. The Power Division has issued a Request for Proposals for the auction under the Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market, or CTBCM. Authorities plan to auction 800 megawatts over the next five years, with 400 MW offered in the first phase. Leghari described the launch as a major milestone in Pakistan's power-sector reforms. "The government is practically moving out of electricity procurement from today," he said. #### What is a power wheeling auction? A power wheeling auction is a competitive process in which electricity producers sell power directly to large consumers through the existing grid. It replaces the centralized model in which the government buys electricity and supplies it to consumers, and it is the first step of the CTBCM. Pakistan currently buys electricity through a centralized system and supplies it to consumers. Under the new mechanism, producers and consumers can enter direct power transactions on a competitive basis. "Those who generate electricity and those who consume it will be able to buy and sell electricity directly," Leghari said. He added that trading would be based on transparency and competition. #### Who can buy power through the wheeling auction? The competitive market will initially cover industrial and other large consumers, particularly those using more than 1 MW of electricity, Leghari said. The government plans to expand the system gradually into a broader competitive electricity market. The expansion is meant to give consumers greater choice in selecting their power suppliers. "Under this system, even an ordinary consumer will eventually be able to purchase electricity according to their choice," Leghari said. The reform is intended to increase competition in electricity procurement and reduce reliance on the existing centralized model. Under that model, the government purchases power and supplies it to consumers at rates determined through the prevailing system. #### How could the wheeling auction help Pakistani industry? Leghari said access to electricity at competitive rates could help Pakistani industries lower energy costs and improve their competitiveness in international markets. He said it could also increase their export capacity. The minister also referred to the longstanding public debate over Pakistan's arrangements for purchasing electricity from independent power producers, or IPPs. He said the new mechanism would bring greater transparency to electricity procurement and trading. #### What happens next after the first power wheeling auction? Leghari said the government was implementing commitments made under its power-sector reform agenda. He congratulated Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and the nation on the launch of the auction process. The first wheeling auction is expected to be an initial step in Pakistan's transition toward a competitive power market. Direct electricity trading is expected to expand over time.