The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) today accused the authorities of using water cannons to disperse protesters, including its founder Imran Khan’s sisters, who were holding a sit-in outside Adiala jail after prison authorities did not allow them to meet him.

In a statement shared on X, the party stated that Pakistani authorities used water cannons to disperse Imran Khan’s sisters and PTI workers outside Adiala jail despite the court permitting a meeting with Imran Khan, reports said.

In another post, Imran Khan’s party stated that his family not being allowed to meet him led to the sit-in.

It stated that using water cannons against peaceful protests was not only a shameless violation of Imran Khan’s prisoner rights but also an outright assault on the constitutional rights of people who gathered to protest the regime’s atrocities.

The party has urged international human rights groups not to stay silent against such inhumane and authoritarian actions in Pakistan.

The cricketer-turned-politician who has remained in prison since August 2023, faces multiple cases, including corruption and terrorism, since his ouster from power through a no-trust motion in 2022.