Defence Minister Khawaja Asif replied to ex-wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, Jemima Goldsmith on social media after she shared her concern regarding Khan’s health amid imprisonment at the Adiala jail.
In a post on X, Jemima claimed that the electricity had been cut to Imran’s cell and he was no longer allowed out at any time, while the jail cook had been sent on leave.
“He is now completely isolated, in solitary confinement, literally in the dark, with no contact with the outside world,” she said.
“As a matter of urgency, we are calling for Imran Khan’s release, and for the release of his sisters and nephew as well as for his sons’ contact with their father to be re-established, so that they may have assurance first-hand that he is well and not being mistreated,” she added.
Jemima also mentioned her own struggles with being “bullied” and “harassed” into silence by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supporters, whom she referred to as “goons”.
Asif, on the other hand, responded to her post, reminding the Goldsmith how Imran Khan had treated the former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, and his family when Khan’s party was in power.
He added that Nawaz was “not allowed so much as a phone call to talk with his dying wife” and also highlighted that “scores of other opposition members jailed – without charges – at the time.”
Imran Khan is in good health
On Tuesday, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Imran Khan’s medical report from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science that declared him “fit and healthy”.
Responding to Gohar, Khawaja Asif said: “We earnestly hope this will put your anxiety to rest.”
