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Aleema Khan, the sister of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, asserted that any acceptable compromise must entail the re-establishment of an independent judiciary and the conduct of transparent general elections, as Pakistani authorities once again blocked her from meeting the jailed leader, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported.
The repeated denial of prisoner access highlights growing concerns over prison conditions and the selective application of legal rights under the current regime.
Speaking to journalists outside the high-security Adiala Jail on Tuesday, Aleema maintained that visiting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) figurehead was their constitutional right. She pledged to persist with her visits to the facility, describing it as the sole method of mounting pressure on the “powers that be”.
Defending the party’s core stance against state clampdowns on democratic institutions, she stated that “the family of Imran and party leaders will continue efforts for an independent judiciary and a free media”.
When questioned about widespread speculation regarding a clandestine huddle between the PTI founder and a former army chief, she dismissed the reports as politically motivated fabrications, Dawn reported. She clarified that “no such meeting has taken place, and such rumours are circulated whenever political temperatures rise”.
Aleema disclosed that she had questioned PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan over purported interactions with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. While Barrister Gohar confirmed the dialogue and cited official guarantees regarding prison access, she noted that these commitments failed to materialise.
Instead of empty political promises, she insisted that immediate focus must be redirected towards securing appropriate medical treatment and care for the detained former premier. Furthermore, she demanded that if any political consultations or meetings were being conducted by the leadership, they must be executed “transparently and communicated openly to party members”. -TIN Bureau
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