ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday approached the Supreme Court to request the chief justice’s intervention in arranging a meeting between jailed PTI founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his personal physicians.
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“The whole nation is concerned about the health of the country’s most popular leader, Imran Khan,” Afridi said, adding that the party would announce its future course of action if the Supreme Court fails to facilitate access.
Afridi claimed that while courts are issuing decisions on petitions, “we are not getting justice,” noting that cases involving Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have not been listed for over a year. He asserted that if the cases were listed and justice served, Khan and his family could be released within minutes.
وزیراعلیٰ خیبرپختونخوا @SohailAfridiISF کی سپریم کورٹ پہنچنے پر میڈیا کے نمائندوں سے گفتگو!#AllowAccessToImranKhan pic.twitter.com/a3ftaDxNNY
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 30, 2026
بیرسٹر سلمان اکرم راجہ نے بتایا کہ وہ اور لطیف کھوسہ چیف جسٹس کے چیمبر گئے تاہم چیف جسٹس اس وقت موجود نہیں تھے۔ انہیں ہماری آمد سے آگاہ کیا گیا مگر وہ تشریف نہیں لائے۔ البتہ چیف جسٹس کے رجسٹرار، جو سیشن جج بھی ہیں، نے ہم سے ملاقات کی اور ہمارا مؤقف سنا۔ ملاقات میں عمران خان کے… pic.twitter.com/TR4UHLWAEM
— PTI North Punjab (@PtiNorthPunjab) January 30, 2026
The KP chief minister’s visit follows reports that Imran Khan was briefly taken to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) hospital for a medical procedure. Afridi had rushed to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Thursday, camping outside the prison overnight with party leaders, including PTI general secretary Salman Akram Raja, to protest the restrictions on visits. The sit-ins have become a recurring feature in recent weeks as police often disperse protesting supporters by force.
Afridi said he had been seeking meetings with the imprisoned former premier since assuming office as KP chief executive in October last year but had been repeatedly barred, along with Imran Khan’s sisters and lawyers. He added that allowing family access could prevent the situation from escalating further.
He also expressed “serious reservations” about the former prime minister’s health, highlighting growing concerns within PTI over his medical care and access to personal physicians.
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The chief minister’s intervention marks the latest escalation in the ongoing dispute over Imran Khan’s detention, medical treatment, and political restrictions, drawing attention to both human rights and procedural issues related to the incarcerated former premier.