Punjab Prison Dept officials say Imran Khan ‘completely safe, and in good health’; KPK CM not allowed meeting

Punjab Prison Department officials stated on Friday that Imran Khan, former Pakistan prime minister and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is “completely safe and in good health” while in custody in Adiala Jail.
According to officials, he has access to all necessary facilities, and meetings are conducted in accordance with the jail manual.
The PTI founder is allowed weekly visits from his wife, Bushra Bibi, and also has access to television and newspapers.

The jail authorities said that six rooms in one barrack are allocated for his use, and he is permitted to order food from outside once a week, including chicken and fish.
The spokesperson emphasized that all meetings follow jail rules and regulations, and any visitor entering the prison premises is processed according to standard procedures.
The statement comes as Adviser to the Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Friday that Imran Khan “wants to lead a movement from jail”.

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Sanaullah told Samaa TV, “The PTI founder has always called for staging long marches and spreading unrest”.
Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Chief Minister and PTI leader Sohail Afridi ended a 16-hour sit-in protest on Adiala Road by him and fellow PTI party workers, after authorities failed to provide any information about the condition of incarcerated former PM Imran Khan.
Speaking to reporters at the Gorkhpur checkpoint on Friday, Afridi said he and PTI workers had remained at the protest site throughout the night, as per News International.
“We spent the night here with the workers — this was only one night,” he said. “If we have to spend our whole lives here for the PTI founder, we will do so.”
Afridi said the provincial government had received “no update” from officials on Imran Khan’s condition, and accused authorities of blocking all attempts to arrange a meeting. “I have used every constitutional and legal path. What route is left for me to meet my leader?” he asked.

The KPK CM, stressed that his party would not be backing down, come what may.
Taking aim at the ruling Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N), Afridi said, “Previously, those who would flee to London were allowed to meet groups of 50 people at a time in jail.”
Following the suspension of the sit-in, the KPK CM left for the capital where he is expected to file a petition in the Islamabad High Court seeking permission to meet Imran. He said he would also raise the matter directly with the country’s Chief Justice. After submitting the petition, he plans to return to Adiala Road.

Afridi warned that failure by courts to enforce their own directives would amount to “the rule of the jungle”. PTI had staged the sit-in at the Gorakhpur checkpoint on Adiala Jail Road after party leaders were denied a meeting with Imran on Thursday.
The protest drew senior figures including Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Mishal Yousufzai, Senator Gurdeep Singh, Senator Rubina Naz and MNA Zulfiqar Ahmed.
Achakzai told reporters that Afridi had arrived in Rawalpindi believing that, as the elected head of a federating unit — and armed with a court directive — he would be permitted to meet the PTI founder.

“But he has now realised that those in charge here do not respect democratic norms or the language of honour,”
Achakzai said, adding that the protest reflected “the voice of democratic Pashtuns who believe in constitutional rights”.
Separately, Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, filed a contempt petition in the Islamabad High Court against the Adiala jail superintendent for failing to arrange a meeting with her brother.

The plea alleges non-compliance with the court’s order of March 24, which reinstated twice-weekly meetings with the jailed former premier on Tuesdays and Thursdays under standard operating procedures.
Imran Khan is incarcerated in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, since August 2023 and is serving sentences in multiple cases, including a 14-year sentence in a corruption case related to the Al-Qadir Trust land deal.