Senior journalist Sohail Warraich has claimed that incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan had been offered a transfer from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi to his residence in Banigala.

 

“I am 100 per cent sure that he [Imran Khan] was offered to shift to Banigala, accept the system and stay silent, to which he did not agree,” Warraich said on a podcast with journalist Mansoor Ali Khan. He added that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur had relayed this offer to Imran Khan, upon which the latter “took off his shoe”.

 

It may be noted that Warraich did not reveal any further details; however, Khan's alleged reaction is being decoded by pundits who say it was rooted in his decision to not strike a deal and how he felt about CM Gandapur conveying him one.

 

Earlier in January, Imran Khan's sister, Aleema Khan, claimed that authorities had offered the former prime minister a deal to move him from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi to his residence in Banigala.

 

She later confirmed that the offer was reportedly conveyed through CM Gandapur. Aleema alleged that her brother was repeatedly asked to remain silent in exchange for the transfer.

 

Days after her remarks, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, while speaking at an event in Sialkot, had termed the claims as baseless. “No such proposal has been made, nor is there any pressure for his release,” he had stated.

 

Asif clarified that the government had no involvement in decisions regarding Imran Khan’s detention or relocation, stressing that such matters are solely within the judiciary’s jurisdiction.

 

“Imran Khan’s future will be decided by the courts, not by the government. I have no connection with the judiciary and am certainly not a fortune-teller to predict court outcomes,” he maintained.