Former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi on Friday urged the Supreme Court to take ‘serious notice’ of the alleged threat to her husband’s life, citing ‘considerable decline’ in his health in prison.
She made the request in an affidavit submitted to the apex court through Advocate Syed Rifaqat Hussain Shah, after meeting Imran in Attock jail on Tuesday. In the affidavit, Bushra stated that she was allowed to meet Imran “after unwarranted delays and difficulties” on Tuesday at the Attock jail. The document added that “during the course of the meeting, the petitioner expressed his determination to stand for the Constitution and the rule of law in Pakistan and to offer any sacrifice and suffer any privation or hardship for his beloved country”.
She also highlighted that there’s a “significant decline in the petitioner’s health” and that he “appears to have lost weight substantially during the course of his confinement, particularly loss of muscles around his arms”.
“Such a decline in the health of a person in his 70s can be a serious danger to his life,” it stated. She concluded by urging the SC to take notice of Imran’s deteriorating health and the serious threats to his life in prison.
