By Wasim Kambo ISLAMABAD, Aug 05 (APP):The superintendent of Adiala Jail has denied that PTI Founder is being held in solitary confinement, informing the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that the practice of solitary confinement has largely been abolished in prisons and is no longer in use. The jail authorities submitted the report in response to a petition filed by Aleema Khan challenging the alleged solitary confinement of the PTI founder. …
Adiala Jail denies PTI founder held in solitary confinement, tells IHC he enjoys better-class prison facilities
By Wasim Kambo
ISLAMABAD, Aug 05 (APP):The superintendent of Adiala Jail has denied that PTI Founder is being held in solitary confinement, informing the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that the practice of solitary confinement has largely been abolished in prisons and is no longer in use.
The jail authorities submitted the report in response to a petition filed by Aleema Khan challenging the alleged solitary confinement of the PTI founder. The case is scheduled to be heard by Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro on Thursday.
In the report, the superintendent stated that no inmate at Adiala Jail, including Imran Khan, was being kept in solitary confinement and that he was serving his sentence in accordance with the law.
The report said no discriminatory or unequal treatment was being meted out to the PTI Founder. However, it added that, as a better-class prisoner, he had been provided certain additional facilities in accordance with prison rules.
According to the report, special security arrangements had been made due to Imran Khan’s status as a former prime minister and head of a political party, and ordinary inmates were not allowed access to his residential enclosure for security reasons.
The superintendent informed the court that Imran Khan was accommodated in a seven-cell compound where he could move about freely throughout the day and remained inside his cell only during designated night-time lock-up hours.
The report further stated that jail officials remained in regular contact with him regarding his needs, while the deputy superintendent met him routinely and additionally whenever required.
It said prison doctors examined him three times daily, monitored his blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation and other vital signs, inspected his meals and conducted additional medical examinations whenever necessary.
The superintendent also informed the court that a full-time convicted inmate had been assigned to prepare meals according to Imran Khan’s preferred menu. He was also provided access to natural sunlight, fresh air and exercise facilities from sunrise to sunset, besides newspapers and books of his choice.
The report noted that Advocate Salman Safdar, appointed as a friend of the court, had inspected Imran Khan’s cell and living conditions on February 10, 2026, and submitted his findings before the Supreme Court, concluding that the prison conditions were satisfactory and bore no element of solitary confinement.
The superintendent requested the court to dismiss the petition, describing Aleema Khan’s allegations as speculative and without merit.
