IHC asks Imran Khan's lawyers to avoid political talk after jail visit
The court also set a minimum one-hour meeting for lawyers and gave them a week to prepare arguments in the appeals.
The Islamabad High Court has asked lawyers for PTI founder Imran Khan to limit their discussions to legal matters after meeting him in jail, the court said in a two-page order issued on Friday.
A bench led by Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif issued the order while hearing appeals by Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in the £190 million case.
The court said it expects lawyers Salman Safdar and Latif Khosa not to talk about political affairs during or after their meeting with Imran Khan, and to keep to legal issues only.
The bench said both lawyers are highly skilled professionals and it expects them to avoid political discussion.
The order directs the Advocate General to arrange a meeting between the lawyers and Imran Khan that lasts at least one hour.
During the hearing, Latif Khosa told the court he could not present arguments without a meeting, while Salman Safdar said he had received instructions to argue the appeal but the meeting had been short.
On the lawyers' request, the court gave them one week to prepare their arguments.
The court also directed the relevant office to prepare the paper books for the appeals in the £190 million case within seven days.
