Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan will be poisoned in Attock jail, says spouse Bushra

Imran Khan’s life remains to be at risk and he will be poisoned in Attock jail, his spouse Bushra Bibi has stated as she demanded higher jail amenities for the incarcerated former Pakistan prime minister.

In her letter to the Punjab dwelling secretary on Saturday, the 49-year-old spouse of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman wrote that the courtroom had directed the authorities involved to shift her husband from Attock jail in Punjab to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.

“My husband has been imprisoned in Attock jail without any justification. According to the law, my husband should be transferred to Adiala jail,” she stated.

She demanded that the 70-year-old PTI chief be offered B-class amenities within the jail given his social and political standing, Geo News reported.

Bushra stated Khan “can be poisoned” in Attock jail, the report stated.

She stated two assassination makes an attempt have been made on Khan’s life and people concerned in them are but to be arrested.

“His life is still in danger [and] there is a fear that my husband will be poisoned in Attock jail,” she wrote within the letter.

Earlier this month, Bushra met her husband for half an hour, and after seeing Khan, had stated that he was being stored in “distressing” situations and offered “C-Class jail facilities”.

Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician, was arrested from his Lahore home shortly after an Islamabad trial courtroom discovered him responsible of “corrupt practices” within the Toshakhana corruption case and has been incarcerated since August 5.

He was sentenced on prices of unlawfully promoting state items acquired by him and his household throughout his 2018-2022 tenure.

Khan has additionally been barred from politics for 5 years, stopping him from contesting an upcoming election. He has denied any wrongdoing.

Bushra stated in her letter that Khan ought to be allowed to eat home-cooked meals on the jail.

She stated as per the jail guidelines Khan ought to have been offered all of the amenities inside 48 hours however has not had entry to them even after over 12 days.

“According to the jail rules, my husband has the right to undergo a medical examination by a private doctor,” she stated, demanding an inquiry into why Khan has been denied higher amenities.

Bushra additionally faces corruption prices. The third partner of Khan is a non secular healer identified for her devotion to Sufism, a type of Islamic mysticism that emphasises love.

Last week, the PTI Core Committee expressed related issues over Khan’s “slow-poisoning” and demanded that he ought to be allowed to have home-cooked meals and water, The News newspaper reported.

The committee assembly strongly condemned the “inordinate delay” in offering higher amenities in jail to the previous prime minister.

Edited By:

Sudeep Lavania

Published On:

Aug 19, 2023