Imran Khan's son urges international community to intervene, says father needs urgent medical attention
Kasim Khan, son of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan, has appealed to the international community for help regarding his father's deteriorating health in prison. He claims his father has been denied medical access and contact with family for months.
Why it matters
The ongoing detention of a former head of state remains a central point of contention in Pakistan's volatile political landscape.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's son has urged the international community to intervene, claiming his father, who has not been incarcerated for 1,100 days, urgently needs medical attention.
Currently lodged in solitary confinement at the Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, the 73-year-old international cricketer turned politician was arrested on August 5, 2023, after an Islamabad trial court found him guilty of corrupt practices in the Tosha Khana (national treasury) case. Imran Khan has been subsequently arrested and convicted in several other cases, leading to continued incarceration.
“It has now been around 1,100 days since my father, Imran Khan, was imprisoned, and my brother and I haven’t heard his voice since March. For months, we’ve been denied contact with him,” Kasim Khan said in a post on X on Friday (July 24).
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