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ISLAMABAD: PTI General Secretary Salman Akram Raja on Saturday accused the federal government of carrying out a “completely choreographed drama” and dishonouring the Supreme Court’s directive to transfer party founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital.
Speaking to Geo News, he discussed the contempt of court plea filed by Advocate Uzair Karamat Bhandari — who represents Imran’s sister Dr Uzma Khan — seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against those responsible for violating its Aug 18 order for shifting the incarcerated premier to a private hospital in the federal capital.
The PTI secretary general emphasised that filing the plea was not political, but “a purely legal and professional decision”.
“We have named jail administrators, the Punjab interior secretary, government officials and ministers, and the prime minister,” Raja said. “It was a professional decision taken by Dr Uzma Khan’s lawyer after taking the situation into account.”
