{
  "id": 2374647,
  "title": "Imran Khan healthy but suffering anxiety due to isolation, says sister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/imran-khan-healthy-but-suffering-anxiety-due-to-isolation-says-sister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:15:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435952/imran-khan-healthy-but-suffering-anxiety-due-to-isolation-says-sister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Imran Khan's sister, Uzma Khan, revealed that her brother was experiencing anxiety due to isolation while imprisoned, despite appearing physically healthy. During a news conference in Islamabad, Dr Uzma Khan, alongside her brother's personal physician Dr Faisal Sultan, shared that Imran Khan was physically fit with normal blood pressure, around 120/70 or 120/80. He repeatedly complained about facing \"great injustice\" and had severe difficulties over the past 10 months. Uzma claimed he was denied access to television and reading materials and expressed fears akin to those of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, who died in 2019 while in detention. She also mentioned Imran's wife Bushra Bibi allegedly being placed in solitary confinement. Imran Khan's sister stated that his health concerns were primarily due to prolonged isolation rather than high blood pressure. Imran Khan was taken from Adiala jail to PIMS in the early hours of the morning after being initially believed to be heading to Shifa International Hospital, as per the Supreme Court's earlier order.",
  "summary": "Dr Uzma Khan, sister of PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, has said that during her meeting with him, he repeatedly complained that he was being subjected to “great injustice” and alleged that he had faced severe hardship during his imprisonment. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad alongside Imran’s personal physician, Dr Faisal Sultan, Uzma said her brother was physically…",
  "key_points": [
    "Imran Khan is physically healthy with normal blood pressure.",
    "Anxiety stems from isolation and perceived injustice.",
    "Wife Bushra Bibi reportedly in solitary confinement."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}