ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khan, the sister of incarcerated founder chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan, on Friday claimed that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government would not sign any agreement to transfer Rs175 billion requested by the Centre unless their demands are met.
“Yesterday, our family met KP ministers at the Islamabad High Court. We held a detailed discussion on the steps being taken to restore all of Imran Khan’s legal and lawful prison rights,” she wrote on her social media account. She said that during the meeting, the ministers informed them that there would be no surplus budget, as Imran Khan has consistently directed that all available funds be utilized for the development and uplift of the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must receive its full share for the merged districts (formerly Fata) for the current fiscal year, amounting to approximately Rs300 billion. These funds are essential for the economic development and stability of the merged areas. No agreement will be signed for the transfer of Rs175 billion as requested by the federal government until all of Imran Khan’s legal and lawful rights are fully restored, including: the immediate transfer of Imran Khan to the Shifa International Hospital for proper diagnosis, examination, and treatment by qualified specialists; an immediate end to Imran Khan’s eight-month isolation and solitary confinement. Moreover, weekly meetings with six family members, six members of his legal team, and six friends (political associates) should be restored as well as his weekly phone calls with his sons. Likewise, his access to books, newspapers, and other reading material should also be restored.
She noted that these were the basic legal and human rights that must be respected and restored without further delay.
