The sisters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday demanded permission to meet him in Adiala Jail, claiming they were beaten by police while protesting outside the prison amid false reports of his death.
Khan, leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been in Adiala Jail since August 2023 on multiple cases.
The Pakistan government has reportedly blocked visits to him for over a month, leaving him in solitary confinement and restricted from access to lawyers, books, and essential items, PTI said.
Khan’s sisters – Noreen Khan, Aleema Khan, and Uzma Khan – said police “brutally assaulted” them and PTI supporters when they gathered outside the jail in Rawalpindi to seek a meeting with him.
They also claimed the violence was unprovoked and left them with injuries.
In a letter to Punjab police chief Usman Anwar, Noreen Khan described being dragged across the road at the age of 71.
She said other women were slapped and dragged, calling the attack “orchestrated” and part of a “troubling pattern of indiscriminate force” against peaceful protesters.
PTI called for an impartial investigation into the assault.
PTI has alleged that police "violently detained" party founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan's sisters from outside Adiala jail in Rawalpindi. Photo: Collected
A lawyer associated with Khan’s legal team said the jailed politician is being treated under “the law of the jungle,” with no basic rights allowed.
Even provincial officials, including Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, were denied permission to meet Khan despite repeated requests, PTI said.
The situation has sparked concern as fake reports of Khan’s death circulated on social media.
His sisters demanded immediate action to allow them to see their brother and to hold police accountable for the alleged assault.
