Imran Khan’s sisters criticize PTI leadership silence over

Islamabad – (Web Desk) – The sisters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday openly expressed frustration with the leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), accusing them of staying silent and not actively working for their brother’s release. Speaking to reporters outside the Islamabad High Court, his sisters — Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, and Noureen Khanum — questioned why senior party leaders and lawyers were not properly pursuing his legal cases.

They had come to court to get updates on the ongoing cases, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi also arrived and attempted to meet Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar. Imran Khan, now 73, has been behind bars since August 2023 after being convicted in several cases, which he maintains were politically motivated following his removal from office in 2022.

His health has also become a major issue in recent days. According to officials at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), he was recently given another eye injection as part of his treatment. The matter gained further attention after a report was submitted to the Supreme Court by lawyer Salman Safdar.

Aleema Khan said her brother remains the central figure in national politics and that the family will continue to speak up for him regardless of pressure from Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. She stressed that the family feels the party leadership has not done enough, while Uzma Khan added that they are often left unaware of important developments in his cases and feel abandoned by the party at a critical time.

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Aleema said her brother had repeatedly directed party lawyers to file legal petitions, but complained that neither the party chairman nor its lawyers had even managed to get cases registered, and were not visible anywhere.

She alleged that party leaders were making decisions on their own, without informing the family, and said that despite claiming to value Imran’s life, the leadership had maintained contact with Naqvi but failed to share information with the family.

“If the family had been kept satisfied and informed, the situation would have been better,” she said, calling it shameful that party leaders alone continued making contacts.

She criticised Barrister Gohar’s performance as party chairman, saying that even after assuming the post, he had failed to get cases fixed before the Supreme Court and high courts.

Aleema also claimed that everyone — including social media users and the public — knew who the “traitors” were within the party, adding that the family was fully aware of them and possessed complete information.

She alleged that government doctors were being pressurised and stressed that the family’s own doctors should be allowed to remain present. “We want the party to take action now,” she said.

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Aleema said they learned from Naqvi on that day that Barrister Gohar was going to visit the jail, questioning whether the family would now receive information about their own relatives from the interior minister or from their own party.

She added that no action or decision relating to Imran’s health could be taken without her consultation. She demanded that the leadership explain why they were silent and where they stood today.