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Amid swirling rumours of death, allegations of torture, and concerns about his health, one of Imran Khan’s sisters was on Tuesday allowed to meet the former Prime Minister of Pakistan at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, according to Dawn.
Imran’s sister Uzma went inside the jail to meet her brother as scores of supporters gathered outside the jail, as per the report.
The development has been reported at a time when Imran’s supporters from his Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) party had gathered in scores in Rawalpindi in protest against the authorities’ repeated denials to grant access to Imran.
Previously, sources close to Imran had told CNN-News18 that Adiala Jail authorities would allow Imran’s sister Uzma and a vetted lawyer to meet the former premier under a strict gag order prohibiting discussions on social media.
In the absence of access, rumours regarding his death had circulated on the internet and sources close to PTI had said that Imran had been tortured in jail.
Last week, sources close to Imran in PTI told CNN-News 18 that Imran has been tortured in jail and kept in near-complete isolation. They said that has been beaten and subjected to high-intensity confinement.
Separately, Imran’s former aide, Zulfi Bukhari, previously said that Imran has not been seen by anyone since November 4 and there had been no update about his whereabouts or health. He further said that no reason has been provided for denying meetings to his family and party members.
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Amid prohibitive orders, PTI held protests in Rawalpindi and nearby Islamabad.
Dawn reported PTI leader Asad Qaiser as saying that Opposition lawmakers from both houses of parliament had planned to hold protest outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) before taking their demonstration to Adiala jail.
“It has been decided to hold protests because IHC has failed to implement its order and the Adiala jail administration is not willing to implement the court orders,” said Qaiser.
Separately, PTI’s unit in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, where the party runs the provincial government, announced the blockade of the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway Interchange for a rally in Imran’s support.
Another PTI leader told Dawn that the party might suspend the traffic between Islamabad and Peshawar by blocking the motorway in protest against blocking access to Imran.
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