ISLAMABAD — The son of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan says no one has seen or heard from his father since August, and he has warned that his father’s life is in danger, according to The Independent, citing reporting by the Associated Press.
Sulaiman Khan is the son of Imran Khan, 74, from his first marriage to Jemima Goldsmith. He said his father said in August that he was being tortured. The family and lawyers have not heard from Khan in months, Sulaiman said.
“No one has seen or heard from my father since August, when he explicitly said that he was being tortured and that the regime was trying to kill him like Egypt’s government did Morsi,” Sulaiman said. He was referring to former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, who died during a court hearing in 2019.
Zark News is reporting these remarks as allegations made by Sulaiman Khan. They have not been stated here as proven facts. The government’s response is set out below.
Sulaiman accused army chief General Asim Munir of ignoring an August Supreme Court order that directed that Khan be assessed and treated at the private Shifa International Hospital and be granted regular family visits and access to his lawyers, according to the report. A report of the story can be read here.
“It is clear that they are trying to kill him as he is by far the most popular political figure in the country, and they fear him,” Sulaiman said. “If the worst happens, no one should make any mistake who is responsible.”
Pakistan’s government has denied allegations of mistreatment and solitary confinement. The Ministry of Information told AP in a written response in August that Khan is not held under a government order but as a “convicted prisoner” serving sentences imposed by courts following judicial proceedings.
Khan is held at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi after convictions on corruption and bribery charges. He faces charges in more than 100 cases. He has denied all the charges and says they are politically motivated. He has been in jail for more than three years.
Sulaiman and his brother Kasim were reportedly advised against travelling to Pakistan to campaign for their father’s release, after arrests of other family members.
Khan’s three sisters, Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, were detained in September 2026 under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, ahead of planned protests. Their detention was extended for another 30 days on Monday, according to Punjab government officials.
On Oct. 11, President Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suspended the PTI-led provincial government, citing Islamist militancy. PTI called it “more of a coup disguised as an emergency.”
Khan, the founder of PTI, remains hugely popular. A rally demanding his release earlier this month drew thousands.
The two accounts remain far apart. Sulaiman says his father has had no contact with family or lawyers since August and that a court order on care and visits has been ignored. The government says Khan is a convicted prisoner serving court sentences and denies mistreatment.
What happens next will depend on whether family and lawyers are given access to Khan, and whether authorities update his health and visits. For now, Sulaiman’s warning has renewed attention on a case at the centre of Pakistan’s politics for more than three years.
