ISLAMABAD:
Frustration within the family of jailed PTI leader Imran Khan has resurfaced, with his sisters openly expressing their displeasure with the party leadership’s response as they call for renewed pressure on the government to ensure medical treatment and access for the family.
In a further push, the family urged lawmakers and senior PTI leaders to gather outside Adiala Prison on Tuesday (today), seeking to compel authorities to allow access and provide proper medical care to the former prime minister.
Aleema Khanum, one of Imran’s sisters, on Monday called on MPs, MPs, senators and senior PTI leaders to gather at the jail.
In an article on X, she said the move was aimed at forcing authorities to allow access and ensure proper medical care for her brother.
She said the family demanded immediate access for lawyers and relatives, transfer of Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for specialized treatment in the presence of his personal doctor and family, and an urgent hearing of the bail applications of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi.
She also alleged that Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi were being held in solitary confinement, calling it illegal and a violation of human rights norms.
The development comes as another sister, Noreen Khan, expressed clear disappointment with PTI lawmakers for failing to exert sufficient pressure in parliament.
Speaking to The Express PK Press Club, she said, “Those participating in the assemblies are from the votes of Imran Khan.
It is their responsibility to make their voices heard in its favor. We can’t do what they can in Parliament.”
However, Noreen Khan clarified that there was no difference with political allies, including Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan (TTAP). “We are not involved in political issues. Our only demand is access to Imran Khan and that his party and allies continue to raise their voices in support of his medical treatment,” she said.
Responding to a question regarding a recent meeting between Imran Khan’s sisters and TTAP leaders Mehmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, she described it as an informal tea meeting with no political agenda.
TTAP spokesperson Akhunzada Hussain Yusufzai said Noreen and Uzma Khan expressed their disappointment over the PTI’s role during a meeting with the family on Sunday.
Importantly, Yusufzai revealed that indirect contacts with the government had been restored to a “hard” level after a considerable gap. However, he refused to provide further details.
On Aleema Khanam’s call for a rally outside Adiala jail, Yusufzai said a strong participation of PTI leaders would increase pressure on the government, which he described as necessary in the current situation.
The Express PK Press Club contacted PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram, PTI KP President Junaid Akbar and PTI President’s lawyer Gohar Ali Khan for their response to Aleema Khanam’s appeal, but none responded before filing this report.
