The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to support Aleema Khan’s call for a 'long march' but expresses fears that the protest could lead to another 'false-flag operation' or a 'massacre'.
Aleema Khan, sister of Imran Khan, has reiterated her rejection of the government's medical reports after her brother was hospitalized for an eye ailment, stating the family does not accept the official stance on his health.
The PTI party staged a sit-in protest after Imran Khan's sisters were once again denied access to Adiala jail, with Aleema Khan stating that engagement with the government had yielded no change.
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Aleema Khan, sister of the incarcerated former premier Imran Khan, has appeared to ease tensions with PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja. She clarified that she holds no official position in the party and is focused on securing her brother's release.
Aleema Khan, sister of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, stated that Imran will not bow down, as concerns over his health grow and his family has been denied a meeting with him.
ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, on Wednesday launched a scathing criticism of both the party leadership and the Islamabad High Court (IHC) over decisions taken for the former premier’s medical treatment and the delay in fixing his cases for hearing.
A day earlier, the PTI founder was taken to the hospital for follow-up treatment of his eye ailment, which came to light in late January. However, his party took exception to the ‘secrecy’ surrounding this procedure and t...
Aleema Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, has filed a petition before the Islamabad High Court, challenging her brother's alleged solitary confinement and describing his detention conditions as unlawful and inhumane.
Aleema Khan, sister of Imran Khan, has rejected the government's version of events and medical reports after her brother was taken to the hospital for the fifth time for an eye ailment. She stated that the family does not accept the government's stance on his health.
Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi met in Adiala jail, while Khan's sister, Aleema Khan, alleged restrictions on access to the PTI founder. She called for his immediate release, citing worsening political and economic conditions in the country.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan claimed that shots were fired at participants of a sit-in protest in Adiala, Pakistan, on Tuesday night, resulting in several injuries. The incident reportedly occurred during a caravan led by CM Afridi.
Aleema Khan, citing health concerns for Imran Khan and ongoing court proceedings in riot cases, has criticized the government and urged public mobilization.
ISLAMABAD/Lahore: Rejecting media reports that she is opposing meetings between Imran Khan and party leaders, Aleema Khan on Tuesday questioned how she could stop such meetings when she herself has been unable to meet her brother.
“People across Pakistan are demanding the release of Imran Khan. The whole world is raising the same demand. Just wait and see — people will come out of their homes and secure his release. Moreover, as the global situation changes, I am hopeful he will be released,”...
THE controversy surrounding the medical care, or lack thereof, given to incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan has shone a harsh spotlight on the intersection of politics and basic human rights in today’s Pakistan. Speaking on Tuesday, the interior minister accused the jailed leader’s sister, Aleema Khan, of “delaying” Mr Khan’s medical checkup for three days, allegedly so she could ‘do politics’ over his health.
“Almost all political leaders were on board, but Aleema Khan sahiba vetoed them,” Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi claimed. According to the minister, her insistence that Mr Khan’s checkup and treatment be conducted under specific circumstances was merely a means to keep the matter of his deteriorating health alive for as long as possible. But while the opposition TTAP alliance quickly dismissed Mr Naqvi’s statement as “blatantly misleading and contrary to the facts”, remarks made by some PTI leaders regarding Mr Naqvi’s role and their interactions with the government seemed to partially endorse it.
Mr Khan’s sisters later made a set of counterclaims in their own press conference, presenting a very different picture compared to the interior minister’s version of events. According to them, their brother was “not fine”. They recalled he was not given prompt treatment when he flagged his eye condition some three months ago to jail authorities. They also claimed that the government had reneged on its promises to transfer Mr Khan to a private hospital and to grant the family access to the doctors nominated by it.
From where things stand, it is very difficult to ascertain how much of what each party says is true. Clearly, there is significant disagreement within the PTI camp concerning the right course of action regarding Imran Khan’s health, with some leaders seemingly willing to trust the government’s handling of his condition, while others, especially his family, insist on personal oversight.
That said, the government is also not without blame for how it has mismanaged the jailed leader’s health. It may be recalled that officials had initially denied that anything was wrong with Mr Khan, and the truth only came out after information regarding his visit to Pims in Islamabad was leaked to the press. By mishandling its communications on the matter, the government itself gave good reason for the family to doubt it can promise the former prime minister’s well-being, and it cannot now blame his sisters for wanting more oversight over his treatment by doctors they trust.
Therefore, while the PTI and Mr Khan’s family need to firmly decide what it is that they want, the government must also respect their wishes and ensure much greater transparency in how it is dealing with Mr Khan’s ailment. It must also ensure his sons can visit him. No one’s health should be held hostage to political bickering.
Published in Dawn, February 19th, 2026
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ISLAMABAD: Sisters of former prime minister Imran Khan were again stopped at a check post outside Adiala jail on Tuesday, prompting them to stage a sit-in while some Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers who tried to move towards the jail were pushed back by police.
Aleema Khan, while speaking to media persons outside the jail, said it was unfortunate that famil...
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday said the government did not want to “politicise” the matter of PTI founder Imran Khan’s health, while blaming the opposition for doing the same.
The opposition, PTI and Imran’s family have voiced concerns over the former prime minister’s health after his eye ailment came to light late in January.
Addressing the media in Lahore, Naqvi referred to the recent medical report prepared by a team of doctors who examined the jailed ex-premier on Sunday.
“The medical report also came forward yesterday and everything is clear as per it. Neither we nor the government want to politicise this,” he said, adding that there were certain “requests” which the authorities allowed but were not suitable to publicise at the moment.
“Putting up such a show is extremely inappropriate, especially misleading people,” the minister said.
Naqvi said he had invited PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan to reach Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail on Sunday to witness Imran’s checkup but the former refused.
He added that Gohar, along with the Senate and National Assembly opposition leaders — Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and Mehmood Khan Achakzai — and their preferred doctors, was also invited to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) in Islamabad.
There, the doctors who examined Imran briefed the opposition leaders and according to Naqvi, the delegation expressed satisfaction over the treatment.
However, the minister claimed, Imran’s sister Aleema Khanum told the PTI that the “issue would die down” if the opposition accepted the government’s arrangements.
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