By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A government-issued note has stated that former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan is being held in an enclosure comprising seven rooms at Adiala Jail.
However, his lawyers and associates claim the arrangement is not a privilege but is designed to keep him completely isolated from other prisoners.
According to the claims, Khan himself occupies only one room, measuring approximately eight feet by ten feet, while the surrounding rooms remain vacant, effectively creating a buffer zone intended to prevent him from interacting with other inmates.
Lawyer Salman Safdar and others who recently met Khan said the former prime minister told them that the conditions of his imprisonment had been further tightened. Similar concerns were reportedly raised during three meetings with his sisters after August 18, 2026.
Imran legal representatives maintain that prisoners are ordinarily permitted to spend designated periods outside their cells and move within permitted areas of a jail. They allege that Khan is being denied even the normal opportunity to walk within the prison premises.
They argue that restricting Khan to the seven-room section effectively turns the entire enclosure into a larger cell, with the primary purpose of separating him from the rest of the Adiala Jail population and deepening his isolation.
Khan’s lawyers and supporters reject the suggestion that the seven-room enclosure constitutes a special facility or privilege. Instead, they describe it as an additional restriction and allege that it amounts to an unlawful form of punishment.
The claims regarding Khan’s detention conditions could not be independently verified. A detailed response from the prison administration or relevant government authorities would provide further clarity on the matter.
