Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith made a protracted put up on X expressing concern over the latest developments relating to Imran Khan and his household. Jemima mentioned the Pakistan authorities have stopped all visits to him by Imran’s household and his legal professionals. All court docket hearings have been stopped and now Imran is just not allowed to make weekly calls to their sons, Sulaiman and Kasim — who’re based mostly in London.
Jemima mentioned she had come to know that the authorities are torturing Imran Khan by fully isolating him. “We’ve obtained reviews that the authorities have now turned off the lights and electrical energy in his cell and he’s not allowed to depart his cell at any time. The jail cook dinner has been despatched on depart. He’s now fully remoted, in solitary confinement, actually at the hours of darkness, with no contact with the skin world. His legal professionals are involved about his security and well-being,” Jemima wrote.
“These actions come within the context of ongoing concentrating on of Imran’s household, in addition to his get together (PTI) members and supporters in an try and silence them and all political opposition in Pakistan.
“Imran’s nephew, Hassan Niazi, a civilian, has been detained in army custody since August 2023. Extra lately, Imran Khan’s sisters, Uzma and Aleema Khan, who’ve continued to talk out on his behalf, have additionally been arrested as they made their approach peacefully to an indication and they’re presently being held in jail, regardless of there being no correct or lawful foundation for his or her imprisonment,” Jemima wrote calling for the discharge of Imran Khan, his sisters and nephews and to permit Imran to contact along with his sons.
72-year-old Imran Khan has been in jail since August 2023 after being convicted in practically 200 circumstances slapped on him since his ouster from the federal government in April 2022. In Might this 12 months, Imran Khan was granted bail in land corruption circumstances however has been languishing in jail as he’s serving time in two different circumstances.
On Tuesday, Imran Khan’s private doctor Dr Asim Hussain was not allowed to look at the previous prime minister. Dr Hussain arrived at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi however needed to depart with out checking him.
