Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed on Friday that his wife Bushra Bibi received food laced with “toilet cleaner”. He also claimed her health deteriorated as she battled daily stomach infections after eating “toxic food”.

Bushra Bibi, 49, was recently convicted in a corruption case and an illegal marriage to Imran Khan, 71, and is being detained in Banigara, a suburb of Islamabad. Gala) residence.

According to the Express Tribune, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan made the allegations during the hearing of a corruption case in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.

Former cricketer Imran Khan said Chief Medical Officer of Shaukat Khanum Hospital Dr Asim Yousaf recommended that Bushra Bibi be treated at Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad Check.

He claimed that the prison authorities insisted on conducting the test at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital, The Express Tribune reported.

During the hearing, the judge asked Imran Khan to avoid holding press conferences while in custody. In response, the former prime minister argued that he was in constant contact with journalists because he was being misquoted.

Imran Khan, convicted in multiple cases, requested that he be allowed to interact with the media for 10 minutes after the hearing.

On April 17, Imran Khan claimed that Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir was directly responsible for Bushra Bibi’s imprisonment. He also threatened General Munir if anything happened to his wife.

“General Asim Munir was directly involved in my wife’s sentencing,” he said, adding that the judge who convicted her was forced to make the decision.

“If anything happens to my wife, I will not leave Asim Munir and I will not leave Asim Munir as long as I am alive. I will expose his unconstitutional and illegal actions,” He further said.

(Inputs from PTI)

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