‘Imran Khan's real imprisonment has just begun,’ says Muneeb Farooq

Political analyst Muneeb Farooq confirmed on Wednesday that the conditions for Imran Khan in jail have been made stricter amid the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership's consistent claims about the inadequacy of facilities in the party founder's cell.

Farooq, on the Hum News programme Hum Dekhen Gey, claimed that former Prime Minister (PM) Khan's “real” imprisonment has just started.

“Imran Khan is being dealt with strictness in Adiala Jail,” Farooq added.

He further stated that the recent claims made by PTI leadership about Khan being mistreated in jail were “not exaggerated” and noted, “multiple instances of electricity cut-offs have occurred in Imran Khan's cell.”

Noreen Khanum Niazi, sister of Imran Khan, filed a petition in Islamabad High Court (IHC) two weeks ago, alleging that her brother is being deprived of the facilities in Adiala Jail.

The petition further states that access to newspapers, television, and exercise has been revoked for Khan, and the electricity in his cell has also been cut off.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur, in a video message on October 28, warned the federal government, saying, “I am warning the federal government that if Imran Khan is not treated well, everyone should be prepared for a reaction.”

“Khan's sisters informed me about Imran Khan’s poor conditions, including inadequate meals and lack of exercise,” Gandapur added.

Commenting on the release of Imran Khan's wife, Bushra Bibi, after nine months of incarceration, Muneeb Farooq claimed that her release was the result of “understanding”.

Bushra Bibi was apprehended on January 31, 2024, after an Islamabad accountability court sentenced her and Imran to 14 years in jail in the Toshakhana reference.

She has recently been released on bail from Adiala Jail Rawalpindi.

Imran Khan was arrested from his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore, in August 2023, shortly after his conviction in the Toshakhana case.

He has been in jail since then on multiple charges.

Currently, he is held in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail under high security and with B-class facilities owing to his status as a former premier.

Earlier, he was held in Attock Jail. 

The incarcerated PM is facing several cases, including the £190 million reference (Al Qadir Trust case) and a new Toshakhana case.