Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Unverified Claim of Imran Khan's Death in Jail Sparks Alarm
Imran Khan used to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and now he is in jail.
Many people are worried about him because they have not been able to see him.
A journalist said that three senior army officers told him they think Imran Khan may have died in jail.
But the journalist also said the officers only heard this from other people and did not see anything themselves.
So the claim is not confirmed, and the government has not said anything about it.
Imran Khan's family, friends, lawyers, and doctors have not been allowed to visit him.
His political party wants an independent doctor to check on him.
A party leader warned that more than two million people might come out to protest.
Some people protested outside the Supreme Court, but they stopped when officials promised to schedule hearings.
Similar rumors about Imran Khan have happened before and turned out to be untrue.
US-based journalist Wajahat Saeed Khan claimed three senior GHQ-based military sources believe Imran Khan is 'no longer with us,' suggesting the former prime minister may have died in jail.
The journalist stressed the claim is unverified: his sources did not confirm it, had not seen Khan with their own eyes, and had only heard about it through informal channels.
Khan's family, lawyers, party colleagues, and personal doctors have repeatedly been denied access to him, according to PTI, which has demanded an independent medical assessment.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi warned that more than two million people are ready to take to the streets, and PTI has announced a long march towards Islamabad on September 27.
PTI supporters protested outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday over Khan's health and pending cases; the protest was called off after the court registrar assured hearings would be scheduled the following week.
- Who
- Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan; journalist Wajahat Saeed Khan; Army Chief Asim Munir; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi
- What
- Unverified claims from senior military sources that Imran Khan may have died in jail, alongside complaints that his family and party have been denied access to him.
- When
- The journalist's video claim was posted on August 10; family and PTI access complaints and the Supreme Court protest occurred on Tuesday, August 11.
- Where
- Pakistan, including GHQ and Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, and the Supreme Court in Islamabad.
- Why
- Repeated denial of access and unverified claims from military sources raised alarm over Khan's health and safety in jail.
PTI and Imran Khan's supporters
Government and military authorities
Imran Khan's condition in jail
PTI and Imran Khan's supporters
The journalist's claim that senior military sources fear Khan may have died, combined with denied access, has sparked alarm and demands for an independent medical assessment.
Government and military authorities
No official statement confirms the claim; the journalist admits it is unverified hearsay from informal channels that his sources could not independently confirm, and similar death rumors in the past proved false.
Access to Imran Khan
PTI and Imran Khan's supporters
Khan's family, lawyers, party colleagues, and personal doctors should be allowed to meet him; PTI insists its demand is not unconstitutional and meetings would not be used to transmit political messages.
Government and military authorities
Authorities have kept access restricted and have issued no official statement on Khan's condition or the allegations.
Threat of mass protests
PTI and Imran Khan's supporters
Sohail Afridi warns that more than two million people are ready to take to the streets, PTI has announced a long march towards Islamabad on September 27, and earlier protests are threatened if access continues to be denied.
Government and military authorities
PTI called off its Supreme Court protest after the court registrar promised hearings the following week, and Afridi assured authorities that meetings would not be used to pass political messages.
- Former Prime Minister
- Imran Khan
- Claim source
- US-based, Emmy-nominated journalist Wajahat Saeed Khan
- Cited sources
- Three senior GHQ-based military officers; unverified, informal channels only
- Claim location
- Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi
- Accused
- Pakistan Army and Army Chief Asim Munir of hiding Khan from the country
- Imprisonment
- In prison since August 5, 2023; serving a 14-year sentence in the £190-million Al-Qadir Trust case; wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to seven years in January 2025
- PTI demands
- Independent medical assessment and meetings with Khan
- Government response
- No official statement confirming or denying the claim
