Jemima Goldsmith, ex-wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has urged the UK government to publicly intervene over his treatment in prison, alleging that he has been subjected to prolonged solitary confinement and denied access to family, doctors and lawyers.&nbsp;In a post on the social media platform X, Jemima directly addressed PM Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, asking how much longer Britain would "remain silent" over Khan's situation. She also alleged that the former prime minister had spent three years in solitary confinement and that his family had been denied contact with him for nearly 10 months.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Prime Minister <a href="https://x.com/andyburnham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@andyburnham</a> and Foreign Secretary <a href="https://x.com/Ed_Miliband?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ed_Miliband</a> : how much longer will Britain remain silent? For three years the father of my two sons, and Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has been brutally penalised by his political opponents, in a personal…&mdash; Jemima Goldsmith (@Jemima_Khan) <a href="https://x.com/Jemima_Khan/status/2091821784525861367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/this-order-is-not-within-four-walls-of-the-law-pakistan-govt-to-challenge-sc-s-order-to-move-imran-khan-to-private-hospital-1787127780819">‘This order is not within four walls of the law’: Pakistan govt to challenge SC’s order to move Imran Khan to private hospital</a>&nbsp;“For three years the father of my two sons, and Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has been brutally penalised by his political opponents, in a personal vendetta by Army Chief, Asim Munir, &nbsp;which, according to the UN, &nbsp;amounts to torture and which &nbsp;is now taking a potentially fatal toll on his physical and mental health,” she wrote.&nbsp;She claimed Khan had also been deprived of access to books, lawyers and doctors, and said the treatment was taking a potentially serious toll on his physical and mental health.&nbsp;"The international human-rights standards are unequivocal," Goldsmith said, referring to the UN's Nelson Mandela Rules, which set standards for the treatment of prisoners and restrict prolonged solitary confinement.&nbsp;Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/any-assistance-to-us-military-amounts-to-participation-in-us-military-operation-iran-s-stark-warning-to-gulf-countries-1787131901398">‘Any assistance to US military amounts to participation in US military operation’: Iran’s stark warning to Gulf countries</a>&nbsp;She said Pakistan's Supreme Court had ordered comprehensive medical treatment for Khan, access to his personal doctor, regular family visits and twice-weekly calls with his sons, but alleged that the orders were being ignored. She described the situation as "a human-rights emergency" rather than simply a domestic political matter.&nbsp;

Jemima Goldsmith urged UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to intervene over former Pakistani PM Imran Khan's three-year solitary confinement, warning of severe physical and mental deterioration.  

Jemima Goldsmith, ex-wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has urged the UK government to publicly intervene over his treatment in prison, alleging that he has been subjected to prolonged solitary confinement and denied access to family, doctors and lawyers. In a post on the social media platform X, Jemima directly addressed PM Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, asking how much longer Britain would "remain silent" over Khan's situation. She also alleged that the former prime minister had spent three years in solitary confinement and that his family had been denied contact with him for nearly 10 months.

Jemima Goldsmith urged UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to intervene over former Pakistani PM Imran Khan's three-year solitary confinement, warning of severe physical and mental deterioration. &nbsp;

'A human-rights emergency': Jemima Goldsmith urges UK PM Andy Burnham to intervene over ex-husband Imran Khan’s prison treatment

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'A human-rights emergency': Jemima Goldsmith urges UK PM Andy Burnham to intervene over ex-husband Imran Khan’s prison treatment