Listen to Story A recent interview of Imran Khan with a British newspaper sparked a debate on whether the former Prime Minister was "caged like a terrorist" or receiving "royal treatment" in a jail. While Imran Khan claimed he was in a death cell, the government said he was being confined in a "presidential suite". The 71-year-old has been imprisoned at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail since August 2023 , after he was convicted in three of the several cases filed against him, including the Toshakhana case, the cipher case, and the Iddat case.
Khan's term in the Toshakhana case continues, while he was acquitted by the Islamabad High Court in the cipher case in June, and Iddat case. However, while he is still confined in the Iddat case, the Pakistani political class has been embroiled in a heated debate over the prison conditions of the former prime minister. The debate started when Khan claimed that he was being treated like a "terrorist" in jail.
In a recent interview with the British newspaper, The Sunday Times, Imran Khan painted a dire picture of his prison cell. He alleged that he was being denied basic rights and was being treated harshly, likening his conditions to those of a terrorist. Khan's claims sparked widespread outrage and concern among his supporters, who saw this as a clear example of political persecution.
"I am confined in a 7 feet by 8 feet death cell, typically reserved for terrorists to ensure they have no contact with anyone," Khan told the British newspaper. "I.