‘Hitler-like repression, darkest period’: Imran Khan’s sister slams Pakistani authorities, says family kept in dark

Imran Khan’s sister, Noreen Niazi, has sharply criticised Pakistani authorities over the former prime minister’s treatment in prison, saying his family has been kept completely in the dark and that “no one knows what’s happening inside the jail.”

Speaking to ANI about her last meeting with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, she said, “He is going through a tough time alone. He is in isolation. As per the jail manual, one can’t be placed in isolation for more than four days. But he was kept in isolation for three weeks last year as well, during which electricity was switched off and he wasn’t even allowed to read books. The same has been done now.”

#WATCH | Lahore, Pakistan | On her last meeting with PTI Founder and former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's health, his sister, Noreen Niazi, says, "... He is going through a tough time alone. He is in isolation... As per the jail manual, one can't be placed in isolation for more than 4… https://t.co/MFSGSSNGQt pic.twitter.com/e95jsgfuq3

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Her comments come as rumours about Khan’s health grow amid a month-long blackout on family and legal access. “We don’t know anything. They are not telling us anything, nor are they letting anybody meet him,” she said, adding that even party leaders with scheduled appointments have been denied entry. “We have not been allowed to meet him for the last four weeks. The police have been ordered to stop us and, I believe, also given permission to do whatever they want. This has never happened in Pakistan before.”

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Niazi described the treatment of supporters and family members outside Adiala Jail as unprecedented. “No one has ever disrespected women like this, nor has anyone been oppressed this way. This is the first time in Pakistan that people have been allowed to beat up others without any consequences, without caring if it is a child, an elderly person or a woman. The world is aware of what’s happening in Pakistan.”

She said Pakistan had entered its “darkest period”, comparing the situation to “Hitler-era-like repression”. According to her, people are being “killed, beaten, and jailed without accountability”. She argued that the continued ban on meetings is deliberate. “We have been going there for the last four weeks, and they are not letting us meet him. This is why such rumours are spreading.”

Public frustration, she warned, is nearing a tipping point. “I believe there will be a spark among people soon, and then they will see the level to which the people go. The oppression is too much.”

Her remarks come as PTI leaders, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, continue to be denied access to Khan, who has been held since August 2023. While Adiala Jail officials claim he is in “completely good health”, the lack of transparency has only intensified demands for a clear and verifiable update on his condition.