Pak ex-PM Imran Khan says his wife was poisoned in jail
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Islamabad: Imran Khan, Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, alleged on Tuesday that his wife, Bushra Bibi, was poisoned during his incarceration at his private residence. He added that the nation's army chief should be held responsible if Bushra is harmed, Press Trust of India reported.
Khan was at the hearing of the 190 million pound Toshakhana corruption case in Adiala jail when he informed Judge Nasir Javed Rana that former first lady Bushra was poisoned and there were marks on her skin and tongue as a side effect.
Imran Khan said that if any harm came to Bushra Bibi, the Pakistan Army chief (General Asim Munir) should be held responsible as members of an intelligence agency were controlling everything at his Bani Gala residence in Islamabad and Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.
He then urged the court to direct a medical examination on Bushra Bibi, saying that he and his party do not trust the doctor who examined her earlier. He also sought an enquiry into the alleged poisoning.
Bushra Bibi told the media that she was poisoned using a popular toilet cleaner. She said that three drops of a popular toilet cleaner were added to her food, claiming that a person's health deteriorates after a month of consumption.
"My eyes swell up, I feel pain and discomfort in my chest and stomach and food and water also taste bitter. Some suspicious substance was mixed in honey earlier and now the toilet cleaner was mixed in my food," claimed the former first lady.
"I was told by someone in jail about what was added to my food. I will not reveal any names," she said.
Bushra Bibi informed the court that she had been kept decently at the Bani Gala sub-jail but added that she was not allowed to open the windows for a while.