Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s family has once again publicly condemned authorities for denying scheduled family meetings and failing to implement judicial orders even as fresh concerns emerge about his deteriorating health and vision loss.
According to court records and reporting, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and the Supreme Court of Pakistan have issued directives instructing authorities to facilitate regular contact between Imran Khan and his family, including phone calls (with his Sons) and family meetings. Despite these orders, Imran Khan sisters have been repeatedly kept waiting or turned away, intensifying rights violations and non‑compliance with court instructions.
Central to the family’s concerns is Imran Khan’s eye health. A medical report submitted to the Supreme Court indicated that the former prime minister has suffered severe vision impairment in his right eye, with as little as 15 % vision remaining following a retinal vein occlusion and delayed treatment, according to the filing.
However, family members, including Aleema Khan, have dismissed the official medical report and questioned the transparency of the process, urging that Imran’s personal doctors and family‑chosen medical professionals be permitted to assess his condition directly.
In a statement today, Aleema Khan said:
“Our family’s real issue is Imran Khan’s treatment. We went to the Supreme Court first, and the Supreme Court sent a government team inside the jail two doctors whose faces we have never seen, nor have we ever met them, and neither have they met our personal doctors. We completely reject the government report, because until we see the treatment ourselves or his personal doctor is present, we do not believe this report at all.”
The dispute over family access is not new. Observers have documented numerous episodes where family and party representatives were barred from meeting Imran Khan in Adiala Jail, prompting multiple court petitions and public statements from his relatives alleging persistent non‑compliance by prison authorities.
Restricting access not only violates basic human rights and the rule of law but also hinders family‑supported care during a serious medical condition.
The situation remains tense as the legal battle over visitation rights and medical transparency continues, with Khan’s family urging immediate access for his personal doctors and repeated reviews of his medical condition.