Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sisters staged a sit-in at a check post outside Adiala jail after being stopped there. Police also pushed back Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers trying to approach the prison, as per local media reports. Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, expressed disappointment that despite court orders, family members were not allowed to meet the PTI founder while speaking to reporters outside the prison.
Earlier in February, incarcerated PTI leaders wrote a letter to Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, raising serious concerns about alleged obstacles in providing legal and medical access to Imran Khan. They urged the Chief Justice to intervene and ensure that Imran Khan is permitted to meet his personal doctor, legal counsel, and family members in accordance with the law. The PTI leaders highlighted disparities in Imran Khan’s medical treatment compared to that of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2019, alleging that the government was obstructing Imran Khan’s access to medical care and his rights to meet family and legal representatives.
The PTI leaders emphasized that Imran Khan’s family, personal lawyer, and consultants were not allowed to meet him, and his treatment rights were disregarded. They accused the government of deliberately creating obstacles to maintain political control and called on Chief Justice Yahya Afridi to ensure that Imran Khan is granted access to his personal doctor, legal counsel, and family members, as mandated by the law.
