PTI chief, who remained behind bars for over a year, embroiled in hundreds of legal cases since his ouster in no-confidence vote.
‘This is about human rights, not politics’, Jemima Goldsmith on Imran Khan” “solitary confinement’. Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of PTI founder and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, shared concerns about Imran Khan’s isolation at Adiala Jail, and crackdown on his party and family members.
The UK-based film writer made an urgent appeal for release of the former PM, citing serious concerns about his treatment in jail. She mentioned ceasing all family and lawyer visits, postponed court hearings, and barred Khan from contacting his two sons since early September.
She also reported that Imran’s jail cell has been deprived of power, and he is confined without any opportunity to leave, and the jail cook has been placed on leave, calling it ‘solitary confinement. Khan’s family has faced targeting, with his sisters and nephew unlawfully arrested.
I may disagree with Imran on many political issues, she said, but added that this is not about politics; it’s about my children’s father, his human rights, and compliance with international law.”
PTI chief, who remained behind bars for over a year, embroiled in hundreds of legal cases since his ouster in no-confidence vote. He has been detained since August of last year and is currently barred from running for office, having applied for the position of chancellor at Oxford University.
Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Tuesday that two doctors conducted a medical checkup of the PTI founder in Adiala Jail.
In a statement, he mentioned that an ENT specialist and a medical doctor were among those who performed Imran Khan’s medical examination at 4pm on Tuesday.
“We have been informed that the PTI founder is healthy; he exercised for an hour today. We will receive his medical reports soon, which will be shared,” he said.
He explained that a two-member team of doctors from PIMS (Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences) conducted the examination. Gohar expressed gratitude to the workers who, he said, were concerned about the health of their party leader.
Gohar also shared Imran’s medical report on X, which says, “…Mr. Imran Ahmed Niazi was examined in the Central Jail (Adyala Jail), Rawalpindi on 15.10.2024 at 16:30 hours. He was found to be active. He was afebrile (not having fever) normal blood pressure, pulse & Spo2 96% at room air. His complaint was dyspepsia for the last 5 days for which he was already on PPIs (proton pump inhibiters to control acidity),” says Imran’s medical report, shared by Gohar on his X account.
The report notes, “he (Imran) has tinnitus (ringing in ears) for last few months for which he is already taking medications and there is no fresh complaints regarding his ears. He is otherwise fit & healthy and does not need any further medication at the moment.”
This development is expected to quell the reports and speculations regarding the health of the PTI supremo, which had been expressed by the party leadership. Following assurances from the government that his medical check-up would take place on October 15, the PTI political committee decided to postpone the protest at D-Chowk.Imran Khan’s medical report revealed
