Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has directed party leaders to prepare for an anti-government movement after the 10th of Muharram, according to his sister Aleema Khan, who spoke to media outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
Aleema revealed that she and her sisters were only granted a 15-minute meeting with Khan, while lawyer Zaheer Abbas had barely 90 seconds. Prominent lawyers, including Salman Safdar, Salman Akram Raja, and Niazullah Niazi, were reportedly denied visitation.
She claimed there is a deliberate attempt to sideline the PTI founder from politics. Quoting Khan, Aleema said he criticised the 26th Constitutional Amendment, warning of its harmful consequences.
“If votes lose value and are stolen, it amounts to martial law,” Khan reportedly said. He also argued that turning the judiciary into a government department undermines rule of law and morality.
Khan, according to Aleema, condemned the proposed 27th Amendment as a step towards authoritarianism, stating: “We might as well declare a monarchy.” He expressed concern over media suppression and the lack of public mandate in assemblies.
She quoted Khan as saying Pakistan’s foundation, built on the Kalima, remains its unifying force, and that “life imprisonment would be better than living under this oppressive system.” He praised opposition efforts in the Punjab Assembly and urged PTI lawmakers to hold parallel assemblies.
Aleema added that Khan, currently in solitary confinement with limited access to books and just two hours outside his cell daily, shared his post-Muharram protest strategy with party leaders.
