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Islamabad High Court directed authorities to ensure Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi are not held in solitary confinement.
The court also ordered access to family visits, phone calls, reading material, and medical care.
Family members filed the petitions challenging the couple’s imprisonment conditions.
The jail superintendent was told to submit a compliance report within 15 days.
Why it mattersThe ruling could soften detention conditions for Pakistan’s most prominent jailed political couple and shape future prison treatment.
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A separate contempt-related matter over Khan’s hospital transfer remains pending after the Supreme Court declined an early hearing.
Authorities defended their actions by citing security concerns.