A fair, open hearing
Hear his appeals promptly, in open court, without endless adjournments — not in trials held behind prison walls.
Still detained
Save Imran Khan.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister and the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has been behind bars since 5 August 2023. A United Nations panel has called his detention arbitrary and asked for his immediate release.
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Next hearing
Tuesday, 10 November 2026 — the Islamabad High Court is set to hear his appeal against the 14-year sentence in the £190 million (Al-Qadir Trust) case.
01 — The Man
A life given to Pakistan.
Born in Lahore on 5 October 1952, Imran Khan captained Pakistan to its only Cricket World Cup in 1992 — then spent the next three decades building for his country.
He raised the money to open the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Lahore in 1994, named for his mother, and treating patients regardless of their ability to pay. In 1996 he founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on a promise of justice and accountability.
In August 2018 he became Prime Minister. In April 2022 he was removed by a parliamentary vote of no confidence. Since then he has faced a long series of cases — and, since August 2023, prison.
1992Captains Pakistan to the Cricket World Cup title
1994Opens Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore
1996Founds Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
2018Sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
02 — The UN Finding
United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention · Opinion published 1 July 2024
“The appropriate remedy would be to release Mr. Khan immediately.”
Arbitrary
The UN panel found that his detention had no legal basis and violated international law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Politically motivated
It found the prosecutions it reviewed were aimed at keeping him out of politics, as part of a wider crackdown on him and his party.
Release & redress
It called for his immediate release, an enforceable right to compensation, and a full, independent investigation.
Source: UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, opinion adopted at its 99th session, March 2024 · reported by Al Jazeera and Dawn.
The people's demand
عمران خان کو رہا کرو
Release Imran Khan.
03 — Timeline
From Prime Minister to prisoner.
10 Apr2022
Removed
Voted out of office
He is removed as Prime Minister by a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly.
3 Nov2022
Attack
Shot at a rally in Wazirabad
A gunman opens fire on his container during a protest march. He is wounded in the leg and survives.
9 May2023
Arrest
Seized at the Islamabad High Court
Paramilitary Rangers arrest him on court premises. Two days later the Supreme Court rules the arrest unlawful and he is released.
5 Aug2023
Imprisoned
Jailed — and never released since
Convicted in the first Toshakhana (state gifts) case and sentenced to three years, he is arrested at his Lahore home and taken to Attock Jail. He is later moved to Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.
30 Jan – 3 Feb2024
Three verdicts in five days
Cipher, Toshakhana, Iddat
Days before a general election, he is sentenced to 10 years in the cipher case, 14 years in a Toshakhana reference, and 7 years in a case over his marriage.
8 Feb2024
Election
Voters answer
With PTI barred from its election symbol, candidates backed by the party run as independents — and win more seats than any other party.
3 Jun – 13 Jul2024
Acquitted
Two convictions collapse
The Islamabad High Court overturns the cipher conviction, and a court acquits him in the marriage case. He is re-arrested in a new case the same day as the second acquittal.
1 Jul2024
United Nations
UN panel calls detention arbitrary
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention publishes its opinion calling for his immediate release.
17 Jan2025
Sentenced
14 years in the £190 million case
An accountability court sentences him to 14 years in the Al-Qadir Trust case; his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 7 years. Both deny any wrongdoing.
20 Dec2025
Sentenced
17 more years — Toshakhana-II
A special court sitting inside Adiala Jail sentences him and Bushra Bibi to 17 years each over a jewellery set. Both say they will appeal.
Sep2026
Court order
“End the isolation”
The Islamabad High Court directs jail authorities to end the isolation of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi and provide facilities under prison rules.
3 Nov2026
Access
40 minutes with his lawyer — after months
Barrister Salman Safdar meets him and Bushra Bibi in Adiala Jail, their first contact in months. He says the time was not enough to cover their cases.
10 Nov2026
Next
Appeal hearing, £190 million case
The Islamabad High Court is scheduled to hear his and Bushra Bibi's appeals.
04 — Our Demands
Three things. Nothing less.
Family, lawyers, doctors
Regular access for his family, his legal team and his own doctors — as prison rules and the Islamabad High Court already require.
Release him
Act on the United Nations' finding: release Imran Khan, and respect the right of Pakistanis to choose their own leaders.
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