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LAHORE (REUTERS)
Imran Khan, Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, is in good physical health but facing isolation and psychological strain, his sister said on Tuesday after a rare supervised visit.
Uzma Khanum, one of Khan's three sisters, was the only family member permitted to meet him in Adiala Jail, where supporters of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party had gathered outside.
She told reporters her brother "looked healthy" but had been confined indoors for long periods with no communication with relatives or aides.
"He is physically well," said Khanum, who is a doctor. "But he is kept inside all the time and only goes out for a short while. There is no contact with anybody."
The meeting took place under strict supervision and without mobile devices, she said, declining to provide further details.
Khan, 73, who served as prime minister from 2018-2022, has been in jail since his August 2023 arrest.
Authorities deny any mistreatment and say Khan is receiving all entitlements available to prisoners. Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said decisions about prison visits were up to jail officials and not under control of the government.
