Amid growing rumours over Imran Khan’s health and rising demands for proof of life from his family, authorities at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Tuesday permitted his sister, Uzma Khanum, to meet the incarcerated former prime minister, Dawn reported.
Khanum entered the prison as a large group of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters gathered outside in solidarity. The meeting took place at a time when PTI staged protests outside both the Islamabad High Court and Adiala Jail, alleging that Imran Khan had been denied visitation rights for several weeks.
PTI’s US social media handle shared a video of Uzma Khanum speaking to the media after meeting her brother. In the clip, she stated, “Imran Khan’s health is perfectly fine. However, he said they are subjecting him to mental torture, and he said Asim Munir is responsible for all of this.”
She reportedly told Geo News that she would share more detailed updates after discussing the matter with her sisters, Aleema Khan and Noreen Khan.
Demands for Proof of Life Intensify
Over the past week, both Imran Khan’s son and sister have demanded proof that the PTI founder is alive, amid widespread speculation about his condition. Rumours escalated after his sisters were reportedly denied their court-approved right to meet him.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi told Pakistani media that no one had been allowed to meet either Imran Khan or his wife Bushra Bibi since October 27.
On Friday, Khan’s son Kasim Khan said the former prime minister had been in custody for 845 days and isolated in a “death cell” for six weeks with “zero transparency.” He added that his father’s sisters had also been blocked from meeting him.
“There have been no phone calls, no meetings and no proof of life. Me and my brother have had no contact with our father,” he said.
Jail authorities, however, maintain that Imran Khan is in “good health.”
PTI Claims Restrictions Continue
In a statement last Thursday, PTI said Uzma Khan had been “granted permission” but questioned whether the government would “honour its commitment.”
Meanwhile, the Punjab government deployed the entire Rawalpindi police force along Adiala Road to curb PTI’s planned demonstrations.
Section 144, which prohibits gatherings of more than four people, has already been imposed in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. SHOs from eight police stations, along with senior officials, have been stationed outside Adiala Jail.