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What to know about Imran Khan's sister moves Pak court challenging his 'solitary confinement'

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister moved the Islamabad High Court, challenging his “prolonged solitary confinement” at Adiala Jail, calling it illegal and a violation of fundamental rights, according to a media report on Friday (May 15,…

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What happened

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister moved the Islamabad High Court, challenging his “prolonged solitary confinement” at Adiala Jail, calling it illegal and a violation of fundamental rights, according to a media report on Friday (May 15,…

Why it matters

Aleema Khan filed the writ petition in the high court on Thursday (May 14, 2026), the Dawn newspaper reported.

Common ground

The petitioner argued that no court had sentenced the 74-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder to solitary confinement in either the Al-Qadir Trust case or the Toshakhana-II case.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “PTI leaders were once again denied a meeting with Mr. Khan on Thursday (May 14, 2026)”
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Pakistan Today explicitly reports that PTI leaders were denied a meeting with Imran Khan on May 14, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Leaders and parliamentarians of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were not allowed to meet PTI founder Imran Khan at Adiala Jail on Tuesday, as Chief Minister of Khyber.
https://www.24newshd.tv/12-May-2026/pti-leaders-barred-meeti…
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web search NEUTRAL — PTI leaders say they were again denied a meeting with Imran Khan at Adiala jail despite an IHC order allowing twice-weekly visits.
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/05/14/pti-leaders-agai…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026. PTI leaders barred again from meeting Imran, seek enforcement of IHC orders. PTI leaders were denied access to Imran Khan at Adiala Jail despite an Islamabad High Court order for twice-w…
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/05/14/pti-leaders-barr…
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Claim 2: “Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister moved the Islamabad High Court, challenging his “prolonged solitary confinement” at Adiala Jail”
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Multiple independent news sources (Dawn, The Hindu) report that Aleema Khan filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court challenging Imran Khan's solitary confinement at Adiala Jail.
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Claim 3: “The party secretary general had submitted a list of six party leaders to the jail authorities, in line with court orders, for a meeting on Thursday (May 14, 2026).”
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No specific evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the submission of a list of six party leaders by the party secretary general.
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Claim 4: “Aleema Khan filed the writ petition in the high court on Thursday (May 14, 2026), the Dawn newspaper reported.”
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The Dawn newspaper and other reports confirm the filing of the writ petition on May 14, 2026.
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Claim 5: “Mr. Khan had lost 85% of the vision in his right eye due to an ailment for which he had been taken to PIMS Hospital on four occasions.”
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The Hindu and Yahoo News report the loss of 85% vision in the right eye and the four visits to PIMS Hospital for treatment.
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web search NEUTRAL — The petition further alleged that Mr. Khan had lost 85% of the vision in his right eye due to an ailment for which he had been taken to PIMS Hospital on four occasions.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/imran-khans-sist…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was moved from jail to a government hospital in Islamabad for eye treatment under tight security, prompting his party and family to raise concerns over what…
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/imran-khan-taken-islamabad-hospita…
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web search NEUTRAL — This was the fourth time Imran has been taken to PIMS for intravitreal injection since his diagnosis with right central retinal vein occlusion. He first underwent the procedure on January 24, followed…
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2605382/imran-brought-to-pims-f…
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Claim 6: “The IHC has allowed Mr. Khan to hold twice-weekly meetings, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with his family, lawyers and other associates.”
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While no direct evidence for the specific order was in the 'Evidence for claim 8' section, the evidence for claim 7 explicitly mentions an 'IHC order allowing twice-weekly visits' which corroborates the existence of this court order.
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Claim 7: “no court had sentenced the 74-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder to solitary confinement in either the Al-Qadir Trust case or the Toshakhana-II case.”
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The claim is explicitly mentioned in the petition reported by Dawn and other sources, stating that no court had sentenced him to solitary confinement in the Al-Qadir Trust or Toshakhana-II cases.
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web search NEUTRAL — Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani former cricketer, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Khan
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web search NEUTRAL — The petitioner argued that no court had sentenced the 74-year-old former prime minister to solitary confinement in either the Al-Qadir Trust case or the Toshakhana-II case.
https://www.dawn.com/news/2000338
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web search NEUTRAL — Khan was first arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case in May 2023, spending less than 48 hours in custody. The arrest sparked widespread protests across the country, with the former PM's supporters rioti…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/imran-khan-jailed-14-y…
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Claim 8: “Mr. Khan informed his counsel during court-mandated meetings that his wife, Bushra Bibi, was also being kept in solitary confinement for 24 hours a day at the same jail.”
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Multiple sources (Dawn, other reports) confirm the petition's claim that Imran Khan informed his counsel that Bushra Bibi was also being kept in solitary confinement for 24 hours a day.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the petition, Khan informed his counsel during court-mandated meetings that his wife, Bushra Bibi, was also being kept in solitary confinement for 24 hours a day at the same jail.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/imran-khan-s-sister-mov…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the petition, the PTI founder informed his counsel during court-mandated meetings that his wife, Bushra Bibi, is also being kept in solitary confinement for 24 hours a day at the same jai…
https://www.nation.com.pk/15-May-2026/imran-s-sister-files-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — ISLAMABAD: Bushra Bibi’s sister, Maryam Riaz Wattoo, has claimed that Bushra Bibi is also being kept in solitary confinement at Adiala Jail.
https://dailyausaf.com/en/pakistan/bushra-bibi-also-kept-in-…
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Claim 9: “Citing the Pakistan Penal Code and the Pakistan Prisons Rules, the petition stated that solitary confinement could only be awarded by a court and could not exceed 14 days at a time.”
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The petition's reference to the Pakistan Penal Code and Prisons Rules regarding the 14-day limit on solitary confinement is reported by multiple sources and supported by general legal references in the search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Solitary confinement is also commonly used as punishment for those who have violated prison rules or committed other disciplinary infractions.[1][2] The practice is the norm in super-maximum security …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_confinement
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web search NEUTRAL — Citing the Pakistan Penal Code and the Pakistan Prisons Rules, the petition stated that solitary confinement could only be awarded by a court and could not exceed 14 days at a time. The petition terme…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/imran-khans-sist…
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web search NEUTRAL — 9. . Under Section 73 of the Pakistan Penal Code, what is the maximum total period of solitary confinement allowed?10. . According to Section 74 of the Pakistan Penal Code, solitary confinement shall …
https://t4tutorials.pk/pakistan-prison-rules-1978-mcqs-86/
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Claim 10: “jail authorities had kept him in isolation for approximately 22 hours daily over the last six months without any legal sanction.”
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Both The Hindu and Dawn report the allegation that jail authorities kept Imran Khan in isolation for approximately 22 hours daily for the last six months without legal sanction.
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web search NEUTRAL — It is alleged that jail authorities had kept Imran Khan in isolation for approximately 22 hours daily over the last six months without any legal sanction.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/imran-khans-sist…
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web search NEUTRAL — Petition alleges that jail authorities have kept Imran in isolation for approximately 22 hours daily for the last six months without any legal sanction.
https://www.dawn.com/news/2000235
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web search NEUTRAL — Aleema Khan accused authorities of isolating and torturing her brother, telling reporters, “We have been coming here for the last eight months We are not allowed to meet Imran Khan. They are torturing…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/imran-khan-kept-in-ill…
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