New Delhi: Uncertainty over the well-being of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has intensified after a Pakistani journalist made an explosive
but unverified claim that the jailed leader “might have died” in custody. Wajahat Saeed Khan, a Pakistani journalist currently based in the United States, claimed in an interview that three senior military sources had told him that Imran Khan was “no longer with us”. However, the journalist also acknowledged that the information could not be independently verified and that his sources had themselves heard it through informal channels.
IMRAN KHAN COULD BE DEAD.
Senior Pakistani 🇵🇰 journalist Wajahat S Khan says at least three military officers have told him the jailed PM may not be alive.
Which is why there has been no public appearance for long.
Did they kill him in captivity? pic.twitter.com/4sv2a6UgXT— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) August 11, 2026
The claim has added to growing concerns surrounding the 73-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician, who has been imprisoned at Adiala Jail since 2023 and faces multiple cases.
Growing Concerns Over Imran Khan’s Health
Questions over Khan’s health and access to his family have been mounting for months. His family members and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have repeatedly alleged that authorities have restricted their access to the former premier.
The PTI has also claimed that Khan has not received adequate medical care for his health problems, including an eye-related condition.
On Tuesday, August 11, Khan’s family members and party colleagues once again raised concerns after claiming that they were being denied access to him.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister and PTI leader Sohail Afridi warned that the situation could trigger widespread unrest. He claimed that more than two million people were prepared to take to the streets if the former prime minister’s family and party colleagues continued to be denied access to him.
“We neither politicise Imran Khan’s health, nor has Imran Khan ever raised the issue of his health to seek any kind of relief,” Afridi said.
PTI Threatens Mass Protest
The PTI has announced a long march to Islamabad on September 27, while warning that protests could begin earlier if Khan’s family and party colleagues are prevented from meeting him.
The escalating tensions have placed Pakistan’s government under mounting pressure over Khan’s prolonged incarceration and the continuing questions surrounding his health and detention conditions.
The issue has also drawn attention outside Pakistan. A bipartisan group of 13 US lawmakers recently wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging him to raise the detention conditions of Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, directly with the Pakistani government.
The lawmakers cited concerns raised by a UN Special Rapporteur regarding Khan’s prolonged solitary confinement and questions surrounding his well-being.
For now, however, there is no independent confirmation that Imran Khan has died. The latest claim remains unverified, even as the lack of access to the former premier continues to fuel speculation and political tensions across Pakistan.
