Says his sister Uzma Khanum after meeting him at Adiala jail

Says his sister Uzma Khanum after meeting him at Adiala jail

Uzma Khanum, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, said on Tuesday her incarcerated brother was "perfectly fine" after she was allowed to meet him, putting to rest rumours surrounding the former premier's health.

Prison authorities had allowed her to meet the former prime minister today. She was accompanied by scores of PTI supporters who gathered outside the jail as Uzma went inside the prison to meet her brother.

In a short talk with the media after the meeting, she said: "Imran Khan's health is perfectly fine. However, he was very angry and said that they are subjecting him to mental torture."

PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Uzma Khanum speaks to the media on Tuesday. Photo: Dawn/Screen grab

She added that Imran was confined to his cell throughout the day and was allowed only a short time outside. Uzma further said that he was not in communication with anyone, and the meeting between them lasted around 30 minutes.

The development comes amid the PTI's protests outside the Islamabad High Court and the Adiala jail today against restrictions on the former prime minister's visitation rights. The party had claimed that the ex-premier's family and party leaders had been denied access to him for the last several weeks.

According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, no one had been allowed to meet Imran or his wife, Bushra Bibi, since October 27.

Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code was imposed in Islamabad and Rawalpindi ahead of PTI's protests. It is a legal provision that empowers district administrations to prohibit an assembly of four or more people in an area for a limited period.

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