Friend of the court Advocate Salman Safdar on Wednesday denied media reports attributing statements to him about Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s health. “I needed to speak to the media today, as yesterday (Tuesday) false news was attributed to me,” Safdar told reporters. He clarified, “I did not make any statement regarding PTI founder Imran Khan’s health,” adding, “the three-hour meeting was misreported.”
A day earlier, briefly interacting with media following his Supreme Court-ordered meeting with Imran, Safdar had said, “It is not appropriate [for me to talk] until I submit the report.” However, he assured that the meeting had taken place and there was full access. When questioned about the PTI founder’s health, he reportedly responded: “Fine. Rest you should see in the report.”
He further clarified that he did not provide Aleema Khan or PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja any briefing regarding the meeting on Imran’s health. He said both Aleema and Raja reached an understanding that he could not speak to them about the report. “I requested them not to discuss anything related to the report,” Safdar said. “I did not tell them anything, and they respected my opinion.”
Briefing the media about Safdar’s meeting with Imran, she clarified that he was not allowed to speak on any subject. “After the meeting, Salman Safdar only told us that he had met Imran for two hours and that Imran is alright,” Aleema said.