Overview
- Kasim Khan told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that his father is held in solitary confinement and asked the UN rights office to press Pakistan to free him and follow a UN Working Group opinion on the case.
- Pakistan’s information minister said Imran Khan’s sons do not need visas to visit, after the family said January applications went unprocessed and that they have not seen him since 2022.
- Concerns over Imran Khan’s health grew as he received treatment this week for vision loss in his right eye, while a rare Eid call last weekend left his sons saying his resolve remains strong.
- Defence minister Khawaja Asif accused the family of lobbying to revoke Pakistan’s EU trade perks under the GSP+ scheme, and Kasim Khan replied that he backs the program but wants the pledged rights standards enforced.
- GSP+ lowers EU tariffs for countries that meet 27 rights and labor treaties and is under review through 2027, a process that could heighten scrutiny as Imran serves corruption sentences with terrorism-law cases from the May 9, 2023 protests still pending.