ISLAMABAD — Aleema Khan has filed a constitutional petition before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging the alleged solitary confinement of her brother, PTI founder Imran Khan. The petition characterizes his ongoing detention conditions at Adiala Jail as both unlawful and inhumane.
Filed through lead defense counsel Barrister Salman Safdar, the legal challenge names several key state officials as respondents. These include the Adiala jail superintendent, the inspector general of prisons, the NAB chairman, the FIA director general, and the executive director of PIMS.
Aleema Khan in her petition has told IHC that Imran Khan on April 8 informed Salman Safdar that he is being subjected to solitary confinement for approximately twenty-two (22) hours daily, while his wife is being kept in solitary confinement for twenty-four (24) hours a day. pic.twitter.com/SCX3cC3omK
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According to the petition, details of Khan’s extreme isolation emerged during a legal team meeting on April 8. It claims the former prime minister is being kept in solitary confinement for 22 hours a day, while his spouse, Bushra Bibi, is allegedly subjected to 24-hour daily isolation.
The petitioner emphasizes that no family members or PTI leadership representatives have been permitted to meet Imran Khan for the last six months. Furthermore, the defense argues that no valid judicial order has authorized solitary confinement as part of his actual prison sentence.
A central concern raised in the filing is the sharp deterioration of the ex-premier’s eyesight due to isolation. He suffers from Right Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO), and the petition claims roughly 85 percent of his vision has been severely compromised.
While a February medical report indicated a partial vision level of 6/24 without glasses, the opposition accuses the government of lacking transparency regarding his medical care. The state continues to deny allegations that it has blocked access to his personal physicians.
The legal move coincides with broader appeals against the couple’s 14-year convictions in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case. The IHC division bench is officially scheduled to resume hearings on these primary appeals this coming Monday.
