Imran Khan's Son Warns His Father's Life Is in Danger: No One Has Seen or Heard From Him Since August
Sulaiman Khan, the son of jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, says no one has seen or heard from his father since August, and he has warned that his father's life is in danger, according to The Independent, citing reporting by the Associated Press.
Imran Khan, 74, is serving a prison sentence at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi following convictions on corruption and bribery charges. The former prime minister and former national cricket captain faces charges in more than 100 cases; he has denied all charges, describing them as politically motivated. Sulaiman Khan, his son from his first marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, said the family and his father's lawyers have not heard from him in months.
'No one has seen or heard from my father since August, when he explicitly said that he was being tortured and that the regime was trying to kill him like Egypt's government did Morsi,' Sulaiman Khan wrote, referring to former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, who died during a court hearing in 2019.
He accused army chief General Asim Munir of ignoring an August Supreme Court order that directed that Khan be assessed and treated at the private Shifa International Hospital and be granted regular family visits and access to his lawyers. 'It is clear that they are trying to kill him as he is by far the most popular political figure in the country, and they fear him,' he added. 'If the worst happens, no one should make any mistake who is responsible.'
Pakistan's government has denied allegations of mistreatment and solitary confinement. The Ministry of Information told the Associated Press in a written response in August that Khan is not held under a government order but as a 'convicted prisoner' serving sentences imposed by courts following judicial proceedings.
Sulaiman Khan and his brother Kasim Khan have reportedly been advised against travelling to Pakistan to campaign for their father's release following the arrests of other family members. Khan's three sisters, Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, were detained in September 2026 under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, ahead of planned protests; officials from Pakistan's Punjab government said their detention was extended for another 30 days on Monday.
On October 11, President Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suspended the provincial government led by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, citing Islamist militancy in the province bordering Afghanistan. The PTI described the move as 'more of a coup disguised as an emergency,' accusing the authorities of attempting to weaken the movement demanding Khan's release. A rally demanding his release earlier this month still drew thousands of supporters.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：巴基斯坦前总理 Imran Khan（资料照片，2018年于 Islamabad）。美国国务院摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan (file photo, Islamabad, 2018). Photo by the U.S. Department of State, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
