Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s conversation with lawyers in Adiala Jail - 10 September 2025
“When the tragic incident of the Fall of Dhaka occurred in 1971, the country was under martial law, imposed by the dictator Yahya Khan, who had made himself the ultimate authority. The Hamoodur Rahman Commission was established following the tragedy of East Pakistan. It revealed that Yahya Khan, in pursuit of his personal interests and to unlawfully extend his rule by another ten years, made decisions that led to Pakistan being split into two.
The Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report was prepared after extensive investigations involving representatives of the superior judiciary, the Army, Navy, and Air Force. During this process, statements of hundreds of people were recorded and four years were spent probing the causes of this national tragedy.
According to the Commission, one man's ego and lust for power led to a dark era of tyranny and oppression that permanently broke the country apart. His gravest mistake was the attempt to suppress Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Awami League, the most popular party of the time, which had won 160 out of 162 seats. Instead of respecting his party's mandate, it was pushed into a corner. Mujibur Rahman was imprisoned, and their own seats in West Pakistan were fraudulently increased. On March 24th, 1971, negotiations with Mujibur Rahman began, but on that very night, a military operation was launched against the Bengalis. According to official figures, 50,000 lives were lost, but the real death toll was far greater.
The same conditions as those of 1971 have been recreated in Pakistan today. Asim Munir orchestrated the false-flag operation of May 9th (2023) to crush the country’s most popular political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Over ten thousand PTI members and supporters were arrested within two nights. How was it possible that 10,000 people could be detained in just two nights without any investigation? Thereafter, a systematic campaign was launched to annihilate the party. All political activities of the largest political force in the country were banned. Anyone carrying a PTI flag was abducted, our candidates and their families were kidnapped, and even our electoral symbol was taken away. Yet on February 8th (2024), the people came out in defiance and shattered this entire false narrative.
February 8th was a day of revolution when the people voted against an oppressive system and gave PTI a two-thirds majority. When the Commissioner of Rawalpindi, in response to the call of his conscience, exposed electoral rigging and confessed to manipulation of votes by the tens of thousands, the very forces guilty of rigging concocted the absurd narrative that he had lost his mental balance—and then made him forcibly disappear. His whereabouts remain unknown to this day, but we will not allow his memory to be erased.
The real culprits of May 9th are those who stole the CCTV footage. Now, under the guise of that incident, our remaining seats in parliament are being taken away by handing down ten-year sentences of ten after sham trials. The height of shamelessness is that Ejaz Chaudhry’s seat was stolen and handed over to Rana Sanaullah, who had lost his own election. All these punishments are utterly unlawful. Through deceit, seats are being snatched from us one by one. That is why we chose to boycott the by-elections, because those seats too will ultimately be stolen. To participate in such elections would be to legitimize these false convictions. I pay tribute to all those who have resigned from the National Assembly committees and given up all privileges, and I direct that resignations also be submitted from the Senate’s standing committees. I will announce our future course of action in the coming days.”
“The military operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must be stopped immediately. ANP was made unpopular through similar actions in the past. Launching operations against our own people merely to please foreign powers does not improve the situation; it only makes it worse. In these operations, on one side our security forces are killed, and on the other, our citizens lose their lives. Killing one’s own always leads to an increase in terrorism. Drone strikes taking place in Afghanistan and Pakistan must also be halted immediately.
I instruct all members of provincial and national assemblies and the senate who are from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to come together and resist these operations and drone strikes against our own people, and to work for peace so that issues can be resolved through dialogue. At a time when people are already suffering from floods and unbearable inflation, they are now being subjected to military operations as well. This is extremely painful. History bears witness that apart from negotiations, there has never been any lasting solution to peace.
Afghanistan is our brotherly Muslim country. Afghan refugees have been living here for three generations. When the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) migrated to Madinah, the people opened their doors for him, and for this reason the Ansar (helpers) of Madinah are honored to this day. Yet we have made life unbearable for our Muslim brothers. Forcibly expelling refugees is deeply regrettable. Asim Munir is doing all this merely to appease the anti-Taliban lobby, deliberately imposing war in a place where no war exists. These measures must stop immediately, otherwise the situation will deteriorate further.”
“My sisters and my wife have nothing to do with politics. Aleema Khan only comes forward to convey my message. The campaign being waged against her is shameful and stands as undeniable proof of the cowardice and fear of the regime imposed on the country.
Bushra Begum has no role in politics whatsoever. Never once has she asked me to nominate a minister, a ticket-holder, or a senator. She does not send political messages. She is in solitary confinement and has no contact with any political figure outside. She is only having to endure the ordeal of imprisonment because she is my wife.
The oppressive regime believed it could use Bushra Begum as my weakness, but because of her unwavering faith she has, instead, become my strength. She is perhaps the only woman in Pakistan’s history who is entirely non-political, yet has been imprisoned simply because a member of her family is engaged in politics. Bushra Begum’s health is deteriorating to the point that she experiences dizziness while walking. A request has been filed for a medical examination for her, but it has not yet been accepted. It is of utmost importance to have her examined by her doctors immediately. To imprison Bushra Begum in political cases is conclusive evidence of the moral and religious degradation of Asim’s regime.
All the atrocities against me and my family are being committed under orders from Asim Munir. Our country is currently under ‘Asim Law’. He has buried all morality, running things under the ‘Dacoits and Duffers Alliance.’ The most glaring proof of this moral collapse is that even the women of my family are being targeted.”