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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has referred to the chief justice a petition filed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Finance Adviser Muzammil Aslam seeking permission to meet incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan for consultations on the upcoming provincial budget, it emerged on Thursday.
Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro passed the order after being informed that several identical petitions relating to jail meetings with the PTI founder were already pending before a larger bench of the IHC.
The petitioners had challenged objections raised by the Registrar’s Office regarding the maintainability of their petition and requested an urgent hearing in view of the budget preparation process in KP.
During the hearing, Advocate Ali Bukhari appeared on behalf of the petitioners and argued that the request related to a meeting for consultations on the provincial budget and was therefore distinct. He informed the court that previous judicial orders and decisions in similar matters had already been placed on record.
