Wife of Pakistan’s jailed ex-PM Imran Khan says he’s well
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Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi arriving at a high court in Lahore in May.
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ISLAMABAD – The wife of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan said her husband was well after seeing him on Aug 10 for the first time since his jailing.
Khan was jailed last week after being convicted of corruption. He was then barred from politics for five years,
Lawyer Naeem Panjutha said he and other members of Khan’s legal team were denied access to Kahn despite court orders, saying the jail authorities told him that a meeting could be granted only to former first lady Bushra Bibi.
“We just talked to her after she came out after about a 30-minute meeting, (and she) said to let everyone know that he was well,” he said.
He added that Khan’s wife said he was still being kept in the same smaller, more austere C-class cell.
Khan, 70, has been at the centre of political turmoil since he was ousted in 2022 as prime minister
He has been barred from holding any public office for five years since he commenced his three-year prison sentence on Aug 5 on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts acquired by him and his family during his 2018-2022 tenure.
Khan, who has denied any wrongdoing, was arrested at his Lahore house and is currently in a prison near Islamabad, where his legal team and party say living conditions are the worst that a former prime minister has been kept in.
The authorities have said Khan could approach a court for a better prison class, which is his right, with facilities like an attached washroom, television, books and newspapers.
The Islamabad High Court has already sought a reply from the authorities on a plea by Khan to be shifted to an A-class prison cell in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. REUTERS
