Overview
- Local media reported that a Pakistan court sentenced Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years each in a corruption case, according to PTI.
- In new interviews, Kasim and Sulaiman Khan alleged their father is held alone in a roughly 6-by-8-foot cell with poor water and food, and said court-ordered weekly calls have largely been blocked for months.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s spokesman Mosharraf Zaidi rejected claims of mistreatment, saying Khan has designated living quarters with outdoor access, a gym, books, a private cook, and medical oversight.
- Interior State Minister Talal Chaudhry said there is no embargo on meetings and promised Pakistani visas for Khan’s sons if they apply.
- A UN special rapporteur on torture has warned Khan’s confinement could amount to inhuman or unlawful treatment, intensifying international scrutiny of his detention.