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Pakistan Court Orders End to Alleged Solitary Confinement for Imran Khan in Prison
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Pakistan Court Orders End to Alleged Solitary Confinement for Imran Khan in Prison

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Named sources In the courts
  • The Islamabad High Court ordered authorities to end the alleged solitary confinement of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi.
  • The court directed prison officials to allow family visits, phone contact with Khan’s children, exercise, walks, television and books.
  • Khan has been imprisoned since 2023 and faces multiple convictions and cases that he describes as political persecution.

Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court ordered prison authorities to provide Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, with regular family contact and basic facilities after the opposition alleged that they were being held in isolation.

Ahmed Janjua, a spokesman for Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, said the court ordered periodic meetings with Khan’s wife and family, along with telephone contact with his children. It also directed officials to ensure that Khan could take walks, exercise, watch television and read books.

The court ordered the prison authorities to facilitate regular meetings with his wife and family, as well as telephone contact with his children.

— Ahmed JanjuaThe PTI spokesman described the Islamabad High Court’s order.

“The PTI has always maintained that custody does not mean isolation and imprisonment does not cancel fundamental rights,” Janjua said. The party has repeatedly accused authorities of subjecting Khan to an isolated regime without access to basic rights since his imprisonment in 2023.

It also directed that Imran Khan be guaranteed access to walks, exercise, television, books and other basic amenities.

— Ahmed JanjuaHe outlined the basic rights and facilities covered by the ruling.

The ruling follows a separate dispute over Khan’s medical treatment. Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered authorities in late August to transfer the 73-year-old former prime minister to Islamabad’s Shifa International private hospital for examination and treatment by specialists. He was instead taken to a public hospital and later returned to prison after a medical review the government described as satisfactory, despite doubts from his party.

The PTI asked the Supreme Court to begin contempt proceedings against the government and prison administration for allegedly failing to follow its order. The request is due to be considered on Sept. 16. Khan, a former cricket star who served as prime minister from 2018 to 2022, has remained in prison since Aug. 5, 2023, while facing several convictions and legal cases that he calls politically motivated.

The PTI has always maintained that custody does not mean isolation and imprisonment does not cancel fundamental rights.

— Ahmed JanjuaJanjua stated the party’s position on Khan’s treatment in prison.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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