Overview
- Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, filed a writ in the Islamabad High Court on Thursday alleging the former prime minister is being kept in unlawful solitary and incommunicado detention.
- The petition says jail staff isolate Khan for about 22 hours a day for six months without a judge’s order, citing Pakistan Penal Code Section 73 and Prisons Rules that allow court-ordered isolation only and cap it at 14 days.
- The filing invokes the UN Nelson Mandela Rules against prolonged or indefinite solitary confinement and names the Adiala superintendent, Punjab prisons chief, NAB, FIA, PIMS, and the state as respondents.
- Aleema alleges Khan has lost 85% vision in his right eye after repeated visits to Islamabad’s PIMS hospital, while family and lawyers say they have lacked clear information on his diagnosis or care.
- Authorities reject claims of solitary or incommunicado detention, as the High Court has reserved judgment on a related access petition and previously allowed twice-weekly meetings that PTI figures say have not been honored.