Gohar says efforts on to secure release of IK, Bushra

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said the party continued its efforts to get its founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi released, stressing that their detention remains a key concern for the party leadership. Talking to reporters near Adiala Jail, he said that PTI leadership is making continuous efforts for the release of both Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi. He called for the immediate release of Bushra Bibi on medical grounds and her transfer to a hospital. Tuesday has been designated as a day when Khan’s family and his legal team are supposed to meet the jailed PTI founder. Khan sisters including Aleema Khan, Dr Uzma Khan, Noreen Khan, party leaders including Barrister Gohar, MNA Shahid Khattak, and others, as well as workers gathered near Adiala jail, but neither family members nor members of the legal team were allowed to meet him. Gohar expressed concern over ‘ban’ on meetings with Imran Khan, saying that despite Islamabad High Court (IHC) orders, regular meetings at Adiala Jail have not been allowed since October 16, 2025. He called the restriction on meetings with the leader of a big political party a bad sign for democracy. PTI chairman said that opposition leader in the National Assembly, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, and opposition leader in the Senate, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, will lead the party’s protest and negotiation strategies and all decisions taken by them will be followed. He added that any differences or grievances within the party would be resolved through dialogue. He further stated that he met KP chief minister Sohail Afridi but did not disclose details of the meeting. Barrister Gohar said that social media is not under the control of the party and that the party’s official position is shared by its leadership. However, Aleema Khan said that we have urged the party leaders to pressure the government for Khan’s treatment in a private hospital. “We have made such a request to the party, but they take it badly. If we made such a request, they believe it is political interference, but we can only ask the party leadership to put pressure on the government.” When asked about the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister’s remarks about the authority given to Mahmood Khan Achakzai to announce the next plan of action, Aleema Khan said all of us are looking to ourselves. Dr Uzma, Noreen Niazi, and I have come here many times and tried. However, sources said that a meeting between Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, has been facilitated in jail. The meeting reportedly lasted around 35 minutes, they said. During the interaction, both inquired about each other’s health, sources said. Copyright Business Recorder, 2026

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