ISLAMABAD:
Frustration in the family of jailed PTI leader Imran Khan has resurfaced, with his sisters openly expressing displeasure at the party leadership’s response as they call for renewed pressure on the government to ensure medical care and family access.
In a fresh push, the family has called on PTI lawmakers and senior leaders to gather outside the Adiala jail on Tuesday (today), to try to force the authorities to grant access and provide proper medical attention to the former prime minister.
Aleema Khanum, one of Imran’s sisters, on Monday called on PTI MNAs, MPAs, Senators and senior leaders to gather in the jail.
In a post on X, she said the move was aimed at forcing the authorities to provide 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 specialist treatment in the presence of his personal doctor and family, and an urgent hearing on the bail applications of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi.
She also claimed that both Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi were being held in solitary confinement, describing it as illegal and in violation of human rights standards.
The development comes as another sister, Noreen Khan, expressed clear disappointment with the PTI lawmakers for not exerting enough pressure from Parliament.
Speaking to The Express Pakinomist, she said, “Those who are in assemblies came through the votes of Imran Khan.
It is their responsibility to raise their voice for him. We can’t do what they can do from inside parliament.”
However, Noreen Khan clarified that there are no differences with political allies including Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan (TTAP). “We are not involved in political affairs. Our only demand is access to Imran Khan and that his party and allies continue to raise their voice for 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 gathering with no political agenda.
TTAP spokesperson Akhunzada Hussain Yusufzai said Noreen and Uzma Khan conveyed disappointment over PTI’s role during a meeting with the family on Sunday.
Importantly, Yusufzai revealed that backdoor contacts with the government have been re-established at a “hard line” level after a significant gap. However, he declined to provide further details.
On Aleema Khanam’s call for a rally outside Adiala Jail, Yusufzai said a large turnout of PTI leaders would increase pressure on the government, which he described as necessary in the current situation.
The Express Pakinomist contacted PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram, PTI KP President Junaid Akbar and Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan for their response to Aleema Khanam’s call, but none responded before filing this report.
