ISLAMABAD-UNS : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khans’ sister Aleema Khan has publicly appealed to the country’s “unseen forces” for a “give and take” arrangement to secure her brother’s release, offering to engage in direct dialogue.
Talking to the media on Tuesday in Islamabad, she claimed judges were “facing pressure” in the PTI founder’s cases, citing incidents where allegedly his petitions were added to cause lists but mysteriously disappeared.
She also claimed that hidden directives were preventing judicial action. “I want to say to these unseen forces,whatever you are ,don’t hide. Come forward. Khan’s sister are ready to sit with you. Tell us what he has done to you, what has he said, what wrong has he committed against you,” she demanded.
She said that her brother remained defiant and steadfast, refusing to bow down even if jailed for life. “He told me, ‘Even if I remain in prison forever, I will not submit to tyrants.’”
Aleema accused these forces of threatening judges and parliamentarians and urged them to engage directly rather than exert influence from behind the scenes.
“Don’t fear us — come and speak to us. We need to know what you want from Khan. If there’s a give-and-take, let us know what it is,” she added.
She stressed that Imran only stood for democracy and had not acted against the interests of the country. “Why are you afraid of his release? He is not someone who would harm Pakistan,” she said.
Imran Khan, the deposed prime minister who was ousted from power via the opposition’s no-confidence motion in 2022, has been facing a slew of charges ranging from corruption to terrorism since his removal as the premier. He has been in prison since August 2023.
