ISLAMABAD: The party of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan demanded a meeting with him on Thursday, saying it was worried about his health as he has been barred from seeing his family and lawyers for over three weeks.
Khan has been in jail since August 2023, serving a 14-year sentence on corruption charges, one of dozens of cases he says were made up in order for the army to keep him out of politics, a charge the military denies.
Zulfikar Bukhari, spokesman of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, said no one has seen Khan since Nov 4, and no reason had been given for not granting a meeting. Khan is being denied visits and medical support despite his status of a former prime minister.