Imran Khan ‘in good health’, says sister Uzma after rare jail meeting

Speaking to reporters outside the facility, Uzma said the interaction went well and that Imran appeared to be recovering. “Alhamdulillah, his condition is fine and he is fully recovering,” she said, offering a rare on-record update amid ongoing concerns over his wellbeing.

Uzma said Imran complained of being kept in isolation and denied regular communication. “They are subjecting me to mental torture. One person is responsible for all of this,” she quoted him as saying. She added that he seemed visibly angry and claimed he spends most of his time confined to his room, with only limited movement allowed.

The jail administration allowed Uzma to visit Imran after repeatedly denying visitation rights despite court orders permitting family and party leaders to meet him.

Tuesday was a scheduled visitation day for Imran and Bushra Bibi. Imran’s sisters — Aleema Khanum, Noreen Niazi and Uzma — arrived at the Gorakhpur checkpoint along with Barrister Salman Akram Raja and a large group of PTI supporters. However, authorities permitted only one visitor as visitation rights were restored after a 29-day suspension.

The development came a day after the Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi district administrations imposed Section 144 across both cities, following PTI’s call for protests outside Adiala Jail and the Islamabad High Court.

Aleema moves IHC against jail authorities

Last week, Aleema Khan filed a contempt of court petition against Adiala Jail officials for allegedly violating an Islamabad High Court order that allows meetings with Imran. The petition follows heightened tensions outside the jail, where Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and PTI lawmakers staged an overnight sit-in after Afridi was denied access for the eighth time on Thursday.

The petition names Adiala Jail Superintendent Abdul Ghafoor Anjum, Saddar Beroni SHO Raja Aizaz Azeem, Federal Interior Secretary Capt (retd) Muhammad Khurram Agha and Punjab Home Department Secretary Noorul Amin as respondents.

Earlier, Aleema and CM Afridi had visited the IHC to seek a meeting with the chief justice. Speaking to reporters afterward, Afridi claimed they were told the top judge “did not want to meet them.”