Imran Khan's Eight-Month Solitary Confinement and Family Grievances Spark PTI Protest Unrest in Pakistan.

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan is now in prison. He has been in solitary confinement for eight months and has no contact with family, lawyers or doctors. Orders allowing two telephone calls per month are not being followed and the family cannot obtain a Pakistani visa to visit him. Kasim and Sulaiman Khan, the former leader’s sons, say he is being kept incommunicado. They also claim that the courts’ orders are being ignored. The PTI protest campaign about Khan’s third year in prison has grown. A rally in Karachi was tear‑gassed and many workers were arrested. The movement is gaining momentum in cities such as Khyber‑Pakhtunkhwa. The government is already dealing with an economic crisis and pressure from abroad. The article urges the government to obey the law, release political prisoners like Khan and allow the opposition to join a national discussion. Tags: