The ex-wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday made shocking claims about the treatment meted out to her in jail. Citing some reports, he has demanded the release of Imran Khan as soon as possible. Jemima Goldsmith has said that Pakistani authorities have also barred her family and lawyers from meeting Imran Khan and they are being ill-treated. Jemima also told that the court hearing of the case has been postponed and since the beginning of September, she is being prevented from talking to her sons.
Jemima Goldsmith was married to former Pakistan cricket team captain from 1995 to 2004. The couple have two sons, Suleman and Qasim, who live in London. Sharing her views on her social media platform, Jemima wrote that the power to her cell was cut off and now she is not allowed to go out at any time. “He is now completely isolated in solitary confinement, without light. He has no contact with the outside world,” he said.
Earlier in July, United Nations experts had also criticized Pakistan for arbitrarily detaining Imran Khan in violation of international law. Imran Khan, 72, was the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 and is facing more than 200 legal cases against him after he was removed in a no-confidence motion in Parliament. He was detained in August last year and barred from standing for the post of prime minister.
His former wife Goldsmith said that Imran Khan's family was also targeted and his sisters and nephew were illegally arrested and jailed. She faced rape and death threats from her former husband's political opponents. “I disagree with Imran Khan on many political issues. But this is not about politics. This is about the father of my children, their human rights and international law,” she wrote. Jemima further said, “We are immediately demanding the release of Imran Khan, his sisters and nephew. “His sons should be allowed to talk to their father so that he can be assured that he is okay and he is not being abused.”
