Imprisoned former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has complained that despite court orders, he was barred from meeting friends, speaking to his children on the phone, or accessing his diary and books.

 

In a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Imran Khan’s message read, “This week, my sisters were also denied a meeting with me,” adding that he had just one meeting with his political colleagues, which was scheduled entirely at the discretion of jail authorities.

 

Calling the Balochistan government “illegitimate,” he remarked that, being a Pakistani and a former Premier, he is deeply concerned about the ongoing situation in Balochistan marked by a sharp rise in terrorism. “It is the fundamental duty of the state to address the grievances of the people of Balochistan,” he added.

 

“The situation in Balochistan cannot improve unless the genuine public representatives are brought into the mainstream, their voices are sincerely heard, and the fate of the region is decided in accordance with the will of the people. Sheer force can never resolve this issue. It would rather deepen the crisis and fuel further instability,” he stressed.

 

Emphasising that terrorism can be addressed by engaging in dialogue with Afghanistan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said that as Pakistan shared a 2200-kilometre border with Afghanistan, “peaceful negotiations are the only way forward.”

 

He said that despite strained relations with the Afghan government during his tenure, his party engaged in direct talks with them, adding that the implementation of policies over three years during his reign had successfully eliminated terrorism.

 

“However, after our tenure, the adoption of Biden's policy led to numerous issues, and today, the public is bearing the consequences in the form of increased terrorism. The current government's lack of seriousness is evident from the fact that neither during the PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) regime nor under the present administration has the Foreign Minister visited Afghanistan or undertaken any serious diplomatic initiatives,” he said.

 

PTI's founder complained that the ToshaKhana case trial, which was being conducted within the jail premises, had been arbitrarily halted without explanation. 

“Previously, the verdict in the Al-Qadir Trust case was deliberately delayed so that my case could be presented before handpicked judges in the Islamabad High Court following court packing. After extensive legal efforts, when my appeal was finally scheduled for hearing, objections were raised, further delaying the matter until after Eid,” he said.

 

Imran Khan maintained that the above-mentioned reasons clearly prove that the “imposed government's primary goal is to keep me in jail at all costs,” as his cases have no legal standing and will be overruled whenever they are heard on merits. “This is a fixed match being played under a well-orchestrated plan,” he added.