Aleema refuses to leave after Imran meeting denied
Tight security at Adiala Jail as markets, petrol pumps closed; PTI workers arrive amid barricades
Qaiser Sherazi
December 16, 2025
Aleema Khan outside the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi, November 26
Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, said on Tuesday that the family was left with no option but to protest after being repeatedly stopped from meeting him at Adiala Jail.
“We are not doing anything illegal or unconstitutional. If we are stopped like this every week, what option do we have other than protest?” she said while speaking to the media near the factory check-post.
Sisters of the PTI founder, Aleema Khan, Noreen Khan and Dr Uzma Khan, along with senior party leaders arrived near Adiala Jail for a scheduled family meeting. However, despite Tuesday being designated for family and lawyers’ visits, jail authorities informed Aleema Khan and senior PTI leadership at around 4pm that the meeting would not be facilitated.
Warning that the family would not disperse if the meeting was denied, Aleema Khan said, “If they do not allow the meeting, let them not. We are sitting here peacefully. Today, we have even brought blankets with us.”