No senior leader of Imran Khan’s party reached Adiala jail on Tuesday to meet the incarcerated PTI founder, despite a list of names being shared with prison authorities.

The Islamabad High Court has permitted meetings with Imran twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for family members, lawyers and associates. However, meetings have largely not taken place in recent months.

Party leadership has been facing criticism for nominating second-tier leaders for Thursday meetings, while Imran’s sisters have been attempting to meet him on Tuesdays.

For Thursday, the party had shared names of senior leaders with Adiala jail Superintendent Sajid Baig. The list included Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Sardar Latif Khosa, Babar Awan, Hamid Khan, Intizar Panjotha and Salman Akram Raja.

Salman Akram Raja had earlier indicated he may not visit, stating that he would send his resignation to Imran after remarks by Aleema Khan regarding party leadership.

No leader reached the jail by 4pm, the deadline for inmate meetings.

Speaking to a private media outlet, PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said that Barrister Gohar was in Lahore to meet families of party members held in Kot Lakhpat jail.

He stated that Raja was occupied in court, working on bail matters for recently arrested PTI workers.

“I am not aware of the reason why other leaders did not go to Adiala jail. However, it is possible that they thought that they would not be allowed to meet Imran,” he said.

Responding to Raja’s remarks after criticism from Aleema Khan, Waqas said that both appeared frustrated due to the current situation.

“I can only say that Imran’s family also comprises PTI workers and vice versa. They are all worried about the PTI founder and want to secure his release at the earliest,” he said.