Responding to a journalist’s question about the inhumane conditions in the jail, about adding toilet cleaner to Bushra Imran’s food, and her allegations against the authorities.
She asserted that these claims are true despite the lack of physical evidence.
Bushra Bibi, wife of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan, on Saturday expressed serious concerns about her husband’s safety in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, alleging that he was kept in inhumane conditions and given contaminated food. went.
The Express Tribune newspaper reported that Bushra also expressed fear for her life while speaking informally to journalists in jail. According to Bushra, Imran Khan’s life is in danger considering past incidents where he was allegedly tried to be shot.
She added that her legal request for an investigation into the poisoning has not yet been heeded by the court. Describing the prison conditions, Bushra Imran, 49, alleged that Imran Khan, 71, was kept in unsanitary conditions and given contaminated food to eat.
She said that during the meeting in Attock Jail, Khan was seen fagged and he had to remove insects from his hair throughout the night. Bushra also criticized the treatment of political prisoners compared to convicted criminals and alleged that other prisoners were given VIP treatment while Khan was struggling without even basic amenities.
Rauf Hassan said PTI founder Imran Khan was not provided with a carpet to sleep on and instead was forced to sleep on a floor that was deliberately infested with insects.
PTI Spokesperson Rauf Hasan said he meets PTI founder Imran Khan every week but he does not complain about the injustice done to him. He also praised Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi for talking about Imran Khan’s jail conditions and said, “It’s good that she spoke up, we will see what our legal team can do about it.”
Imran Khan, who has been lodged in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail since his arrest in a corruption case in August last year, faces more than 200 cases and has been convicted in some of them.
Responding to a journalist’s question about Bushra adding toilet cleaner to her food and her allegations against the authorities, she asserted that the claims were true despite the lack of physical evidence.
Khan briefly intervened to warn his wife about the limitations of the media, prompting a brief protest from journalists present.
Khan tried to stop Bushra from speaking, saying: “The censored media will not broadcast your words.” The comment prompted journalists to protest, saying that all their statements had been broadcast.
The session ended with Bushra insisting on it and agreeing to take Khan’s oath that the charges against him were fabricated.
Despite Imran Khan’s concerns, Bushra Imran insisted on sharing her story with the media. Bushra, who is also in jail, was initially arrested in the non-Islamic marriage case.
In Islam, it’s an order that a woman cannot remarry before the completion of four months of divorce or the death of her husband.
However, they remain imprisoned in the Tosha Khana corruption case even as a Pakistani court on Saturday acquitted Imran Khan and Bushra Imran in the un-Islamic marriage case.