Imran Khan’s son Kasim Khan accuses Pakistan’s government of holding the former prime minister in secretive solitary confinement, denying family access and proof of life, and urges global pressure to end what he calls inhumane, politically-driven isolation.
Kasim Khan, the younger son of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has issued a stark public appeal accusing the government of keeping his father in complete isolation and blocking all family access. In a strongly worded post on X, he said the family had no proof of life and warned that authorities would be held responsible for the former leader’s safety.
Kasim, who has largely lived outside Pakistan and stays away from front-line politics, said Imran Khan has spent 845 days under arrest and has now been confined to a death-row cell for six weeks. “My father has been under arrest for 845 days,” he wrote. “For the past six weeks, he has been kept in solitary confinement in a death cell with zero transparency.”
Imran Khan, the former cricket star turned politician, has been jailed on multiple convictions that his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party calls politically motivated. His sons, Kasim and Sulaiman, were raised in the UK with their mother, Jemima Goldsmith, and rarely comment publicly on Pakistani politics. The Pakistan government has imposed an undeclared ban on family meetings for over a month.
Kasim said even basic rights had been denied despite court orders. “His sisters have been denied every visit There have been no phone calls, no meetings and no proof of life,” he posted. “Me and my brother have had no contact with our father.”
Calling the information blackout deliberate, Kasim accused the Pakistani state of hiding his father’s condition. “This absolute blackout is not a security protocol. It is a deliberate attempt to hide his condition and prevent our family from knowing whether he is safe.”
He warned that the “Pakistani government and its handlers will be held fully accountable — legally, morally and internationally — for my father’s safety and for every consequence of this inhumane isolation.”
In his appeal, Kasim urged global institutions to intervene. “I call on the international community, global human rights organisations and every democratic voice to intervene urgently. Demand proof of life, enforce court ordered access, end this inhumane isolation and call for the release of Pakistan’s most popular political leader who is being held solely for political reasons.”
PTI DEMANDS PROOF OF LIFE
Despite the government’s reassurances, PTI has demanded an official response and immediate family access. The party says the uncertainty has fuelled wild rumours online, including claims that Imran Khan has been killed inside the prison — rumours the administration says are entirely false.
Tension escalated outside Adiala Jail on Wednesday after Imran’s three sisters and PTI workers staged a sit-in demanding to see him. Thousands of supporters later joined the protest amid accusations that police had assaulted the sisters and party members during a previous demonstration.
The protest ended only after jail officials assured Aleema Khan that a meeting would be arranged. The sisters are expected to be allowed access later today and again on Tuesday, according to ARY News.
Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, known for holding death-row inmates and dangerous criminals, has long carried a fearsome reputation. Imran’s supporters say that only fuels concerns over his safety.
