Overview
- On November 21, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi sent an official letter to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif alleging that court-ordered family access to Imran Khan was blocked at Adiala Jail.
- Afridi sought immediate enforcement of judicial directives, accountability for those responsible, clear instructions to jail and police authorities, and a dignified, lawful procedure for future meetings.
- He said Khan’s sisters were denied a meeting and elderly women were made to wait far from the facility, while Geo News reported the sisters were briefly detained during a roadside sit-in after being refused access.
- Coverage notes that courts have set visitation schedules, with the Islamabad High Court restoring twice-weekly meetings, yet Afridi alleged repeated non-implementation by authorities.
- Imran Khan remains jailed in a £190 million corruption case and faces Anti-Terrorism Act trials linked to May 9, 2023 protests, and no formal response from Punjab authorities was reported.