Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's son Kasim Khan on Monday accused the jail authorities of doing "something irreversible" to his father amid the ongoing speculations about his whereabouts.
Speaking to news agency Reuters , Kasim said that the family has had no direct or verifiable contact with Khan, despite a judicial order for weekly meetings.
"Not knowing whether your father is safe, injured or even alive is a form of psychological torture," he said in written remarks, adding that there had been no independently confirmed communication for a couple of months.
"Today we have no verifiable information at all about his condition. Our greatest fear is that something irreversible is being hidden from us" Kasim added.
Kasim and his older brother Suleiman Isa Khan, who live in London with their mother, Jemima Goldsmith, have kept a distance from Pakistan's dynastic politics.
The brothers, who call him "Abba", have spoken publicly only sparingly mainly about Khan's imprisonment.
Kasim added that the last time they saw their father was in November 2022, when they visited Pakistan after he survived an assassination attempt.
The family has repeatedly sought access for Khan's personal physician, who has not been allowed to examine him for more than a year, he added.
Meanwhile, a jail official told Reuters that Khan was in good health, adding that he was not aware of any plan for a move to a higher-security facility.
Controversy swirls around the health of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan due to a lack of transparency about his confinement conditions. His son, Kasim Khan, claims the former Pakistani prime minister has been denied visitors for the past six weeks, fueling widespread speculation that the PTI leader may not even be alive.
Khan remains incarcerated in Adiala Jail, where he was first convicted and sentenced to three years in August 2023 in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust case. Since then, additional corruption charges have piled up, culminating in a 14-year sentence that marks the longest jail term handed down to the politician.
Adiala Jail authorities have dismissed the mounting concerns, insisting that all necessary medical care is being provided to the PTI chief. Officials maintain that Khan is in stable condition, but have offered no further evidence to counter the rumours.
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