The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder reiterated his opposition to drone strikes and military operations inside Pakistan, arguing that such actions would only intensify militancy. He blamed Munir for expelling Afghan refugees, ordering cross-border drone strikes and creating the conditions for a fresh surge in terror attacks.

Khan went further, calling Munir “mentally unstable” and accusing him of presiding over the “collapse of the Constitution and rule of law”. He alleged that both he and his wife were imprisoned in “fabricated cases” and subjected to “the worst psychological torture”.

The former premier said he had been held in complete solitary confinement for four weeks with no human contact and denied basic rights guaranteed under the jail manual. He also accused authorities of blocking meetings with political colleagues, lawyers and even family members despite high court directions.

Referring to an incident involving one of his sisters, he said: “My sister Noreen Niazi was dragged on the road simply for demanding her legitimate right to meet me.”

Khan praised Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi for choosing “resistance over compromise” amid what he called widespread repression. In a warning to the federal government, he challenged those threatening to impose Governor’s Rule in KP to “do it today rather than tomorrow”.

An undeclared ban on meeting Khan had fuelled concerns about his health, but after her visit, Uzma Khan said he was “perfectly fine” physically though being subjected to “mental torture” through solitary confinement.-Agencies