Islamabad, March 24 – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed concern over the "inhuman treatment" his wife, Bushra Bibi, has been subjected to in prison.
Kasim Khan, the jailed former Prime Minister's son, posted on his social media platform X, stating that he had spoken to his father on March 21, who asked him to convey a message.
In the message, Imran accused Pakistan's judiciary of compromising its integrity and targeting his wife.
"The judges in this country should be ashamed of themselves. Time and time again, we have gone to the judiciary. But they have sold their souls for their paid personal privileges. They have sold their integrity. They know they cannot break me, so they turn to my wife. How can they allow this inhumane treatment of Bushra Bibi, simply to blackmail me? She spends 24 hours a day in isolation, except for 30 minutes with me per week -- and even that is often ignored," Imran said, which was posted by Kasim on X.
"It is un-Islamic to harm women, children and the elderly -- and their motives are plain and clear. The judges are responsible for the justice in a society. They should be ashamed of themselves," the former PM added.
Imran and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have been incarcerated since August 2023 and are currently lodged at the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
Meanwhile, on Monday, Imran underwent a third eye procedure at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), with his party raising alarm over the treatment in the absence of his family and personal physicians.
According to a hospital statement, the
