Pakistan's jailed former PM Khan's sons told DW the authorities are cracking down ahead of new PTI protests

critical · Deutsche Welle · 23 Sep 2026 · 13:39 UTC · Authoritarian Governance · 1 min read

Summary

Real-world example of authoritarian governance involving political imprisonment, isolation of opposition leader from medical care and family, and preemptive detention of family members to suppress planned protests.

The sons of jailed Pakistani ex-PM Imran Khan told DW their father is in ill-health while being isolated from family and doctors. Other family members have been detained ahead of a planned opposition protest.

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Pakistan's jailed former PM Khan's sons told DW the authorities are cracking down ahead of new PTI protests

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