Former Pakistan Prime Minister and ex-cricketer Imran Khan has alleged that his wife Bushra Bibi is facing “inhumane treatment” in prison and claimed that authorities are using her to “blackmail” him.The remarks came during a phone call with his son Kasim Khan over the Eid weekend. Kasim later shared details of the conversation publicly after speaking to his father over the weekend.This is Khan’s first public message since concerns were raised about his eyesight. He has been undergoing treatment and received his third round of eye injections on Monday.“The judges in this country should be ashamed of themselves. Time and again we have gone to the judiciary, but they have sold their souls for personal gain,” the former cricketer-turned-politician said in the statement, as reported in The Independent.“They know they cannot break me, so they turn to my wife. How can they allow this inhumane treatment of Bushra Bibi, simply to blackmail me?”
Khan and Bibi are serving prison terms in corruption cases related to a property trust and alleged acquisition of luxury gifts. In December 2024, both were given fresh sentences in another case, extending their time in jail.Bibi has been lodged in Adiala Jail since January. Khan claimed she is being held in isolation.“She is kept in complete isolation, except for 30 minutes with me per week — and even that is often denied,” he said.Khan has been in prison since August 2023 after being removed from office through a parliamentary motion.Amid concerns over his health, he was taken earlier this week for treatment for vision loss in his right eye and later shifted back to Adiala Jail. His party has raised concerns about the treatment being carried out without the presence of his family and personal doctors. His legal team has said he has lost nearly 85 per cent vision in his right eye.
