Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Imran Khan’s Sister Files Second Contempt Plea Over Family Access
Uzma Khan, Imran Khan’s sister, asked Pakistan’s Supreme Court to act against officials.
She says officials did not follow an earlier court order about family contact.
The order allowed Imran Khan to meet his sisters every week.
It also allowed him to speak with his sons by video and telephone.
Uzma says he was not allowed to meet his sisters on Tuesday.
She also says he has not spoken with his sons since March.
The petition says calls with his sons were supposed to happen twice a week.
An earlier dispute involved an order to take Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for treatment.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf says the family meeting restrictions violate court orders.
Uzma Khan filed a second contempt petition in Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday over alleged non-implementation of its August 18 order.
The order allowed Imran Khan to meet his sisters weekly and speak virtually and by telephone with his sons.
Uzma Khan alleged that Imran Khan was denied a meeting with his sisters on Tuesday and had not spoken with his sons since March.
The petition alleges that twice-weekly telephone conversations with Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Khan were not arranged.
The case follows an earlier dispute over Imran Khan’s transfer to Shifa International Hospital and reported restrictions on family meetings.
- Who
- Uzma Khan filed the petition against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and several prison, interior and Islamabad administration officials.
- What
- She filed a second contempt plea alleging that court orders on Imran Khan’s medical treatment and family contact were not implemented.
- When
- The petition was filed on Wednesday, September 2; the relevant Supreme Court order was issued on August 18, and the disputed meeting denial occurred on Tuesday.
- Where
- The petition was filed in Pakistan’s Supreme Court and concerns Imran Khan’s detention at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
- Why
- Uzma Khan is seeking directions to ensure that Imran Khan can meet his sisters and communicate with his sons as ordered by the court.
Petitioner and PTI Allegations
Authorities’ Reported Position
Compliance with family-contact orders
Petitioner and PTI Allegations
Uzma Khan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf allege that officials failed to follow the Supreme Court’s order allowing weekly meetings with Imran Khan’s sisters and twice-weekly calls with his sons.
Authorities’ Reported Position
The articles do not report a response from the named officials or prison authorities to these allegations.
Denied family meetings
Petitioner and PTI Allegations
Uzma Khan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf say Imran Khan’s sisters were denied a meeting at Adiala Jail despite the court order; PTI called this a severe violation of Supreme Court and Islamabad High Court orders.
Authorities’ Reported Position
The articles report that the meeting was denied but do not provide the authorities’ explanation for the decision.
Medical-transfer order
Petitioner and PTI Allegations
The earlier contempt case alleged that the government did not implement the order to transfer Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital.
Authorities’ Reported Position
Authorities instead took Imran Khan to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences on August 21 and returned him to Adiala Jail after doctors said he was medically fit.
- Petitioner
- Uzma Khan, Imran Khan’s sister
- Respondents
- Shehbaz Sharif, Sajid Baig, Mian Salik Jalal, Ahmed Sarwar Raza and Sohail Ashraf
- Relevant court order
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court issued the order on August 18
- Family-contact provisions
- Weekly meetings with Imran Khan’s sisters and twice-weekly calls with Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Khan
- Reported restriction
- Imran Khan’s sisters were not allowed to meet him at Adiala Jail on Tuesday
- Medical-transfer provision
- The order directed Imran Khan’s transfer to Shifa International Hospital for examination and treatment by a multidisciplinary medical board
- Reported medical transfer
- Authorities took Imran Khan to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences on August 21 and later returned him to Adiala Jail
