In Pakistan’s Maximum Security Prison, how is Imran Khan faring?

According to local media sources, Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was given B-class accommodations by the prisons department while incarcerated in Punjab province’s Attock Jail for three years on fraud accusations. The 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president awakened Sunday as a prisoner in a high-security jail after a court judgment in the Toshakhana case, following his arrest from his Zaman Park mansion in Lahore on Saturday.

His dismissal in a vote of no confidence in April of last year led to his detention, which critics claim was politically motivated. They also questioned the harshness of the punishment that followed. His fans haven’t raised a fuss in the past despite previous demonstrations. In an editorial, a renowned Pakistani daily referred to the former prime minister Imran’s predicament as “tired and predictable script” that has persisted throughout Pakistan’s history without the “slightest deviation.”

DENIED MEETING

According to a story in the Dawn daily, his attorneys and his party said they were not allowed to see him. According to reports, the decision to transfer Khan to Attock Jail was kept a secret from the Punjab jail administration, so they were unprepared when he showed there.

Khan declined to meet with the legal team, according to PTI spokesman Raoof Hasan. Meanwhile, alleging threats on his life, the PTI core committee, led by Shah Mehmood Qureshi, sought his immediate release.

NOT ADIALA JAIL, BUT ATTOCK

The PTI committee also raised concerns about the limitation of access to Khan’s legal team and questioned the choice to hold Khan in Attock rather than Adiala Jail. Khan was allegedly confined in a 9 by 11 foot cell, according to Qureshi. This assertion was refuted by the jail administration.

Azam Nazir Tarar, the federal minister for law, highlighted that Khan still had the right to challenge the judgment and supported the penalty by saying it was legal. He emphasized that Khan had the chance to demonstrate his innocence but only showed up to three of the 40 court dates.

THE PRISON LIFE

Khan’s B-class privileges, according to the prison official, provide him access to a number of amenities, including clothes, jail meals, a television, a mattress, books, newspapers, and furniture. He is permitted to speak with his family and attorneys once per week, and with the administrator of the jail’s approval, he may ask for more restricted facilities.

The most recent decision puts his political career in jeopardy since a criminal conviction may exclude him from entering public office and could cost him the party leadership. PTI and his followers are nevertheless concerned about the current state of affairs.