Sister of Imprisoned Ex-PM Imran Khan Slams Pakistan’s ‘Hitler-Like’ Regime Amid Deadly Hoax
In a scathing rebuke against Pakistan’s ruling establishment, Noreen Niazi, sister of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has drawn a stark parallel between the country’s current governance and the tyrannical regime of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany. Her comments come as baseless rumors of Khan’s death continue to swirl on social media, fueling widespread anxiety among his supporters and family.
Niazi, one of three sisters of the jailed cricketer-turned-politician and founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, voiced her frustration over the lack of transparency regarding her brother’s condition in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi. Speaking to reporters, she lamented the authorities’ refusal to grant family access, stating, “We don’t know anything. They are not telling us anything, nor are they letting anybody meet him. His party’s people went there because they had a meeting scheduled, but they were not allowed inside.” This isolation has persisted for more than four weeks, she added, exacerbating fears amid circulating reports from India claiming Khan had been killed in custody.
Niazi accused the government of deliberately suppressing information and unleashing unchecked police aggression on Khan’s allies. “We have not been allowed to meet him for the last four weeks. We got to know that news was circulating in India that he had been killed,” she said, as reported by ANI. She further decried the escalating crackdown on dissent, pointing to severe media censorship where journalists face arrest, brutal treatment, and gagging orders upon release. “Censorship in Pakistan is so extreme that they apprehend media people… and then oppress them so much that when they are let out, they’re not even allowed to speak,” Niazi remarked.
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Her criticism extended to prominent media figures who have been forced into exile, their assets seized, bank accounts frozen, and passports invalidated. “Major popular names in Pakistan’s media are currently outside the country. They’ve fled and can’t return. Their accounts in Pakistan are blocked, their properties have been confiscated, and their passports have been blocked,” she said. In a chilling historical analogy, Niazi evoked the horrors of Nazi oppression: “We used to hear and read about Hitler… just like Hitler used to lock people in basements, the same thing is happening in Pakistan.”
The uproar follows a visit on Thursday by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, alongside fellow PTI lawmakers and backers, to Adiala Jail—where Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, are held on multiple corruption charges. The group staged a protest outside the facility, driven by mounting health concerns for the ex-premier. This incident echoes earlier pleas from another sister, Aleema Khan, who was also barred from seeing him.
Addressing the speculation head-on, Adiala Jail officials on November 26 dismissed the death rumors as “baseless,” affirming that Khan remains securely detained in the Rawalpindi facility. “He is fully healthy and receiving complete medical attention,” the administration stated, according to Pakistani news portal Geo. They also refuted claims of any transfer from the prison.
As tensions simmer within PTI ranks and beyond, Niazi’s outspoken video message underscores the deepening rift between the opposition and Pakistan’s power brokers, raising questions about the erosion of civil liberties in the South Asian nation.