From the confines of Pakistani jails, PTI leaders have fired off a compelling missive to Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, spotlighting the dire medical and legal deprivations faced by Imran Khan. Geo News reports reveal the letter’s core: pleas for intervention against alleged state-orchestrated blockades on Khan’s care.
Authored through Shah Mahmood Qureshi and signed by Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Ejaz Chaudhry, Umar Sarfraz Cheema, and Mahmood-ur-Rashid, the document reiterates blocked personal doctor access, family separations, and lawyer bans—persistent since Khan’s August 2023 arrest.
Hot on the heels of his second CRVO-related eye injection at PIMS, the appeal gains urgency. A fresh Supreme Court filing confirms 85% vision impairment in Khan’s right eye, amplifying health fears.
PTI invokes Nawaz Sharif’s precedent: seamless care during his 2019 platelet crisis at Services Hospital, complete with personal physician Dr. Adnan’s board presence, unfettered visits, and UK travel for heart treatment.
Critics in the letter decry the government’s ‘opaque’ tactics—illness denial turned partial concession—and accuse it of engineering obstacles for political leverage, masking mandate deficits and instability.
Urging CJ Afridi to enforce legal remedies for doctor, lawyer, and family access, the PTI cadre positions this as a justice litmus test. In Pakistan’s charged atmosphere, this jailhouse advocacy could catalyze judicial scrutiny, potentially easing Khan’s conditions or igniting national debate on prisoner rights and power dynamics.