LAHORE: Fearing a backlash from students and members of civil society, the Punjab government quietly shifted Imran Khan under the cover of darkness to D.G Khan Jail known as Kala Pani of Punjab. Kala Pani became notorious during the freedom struggle when the British occupation forces banished freedom fighters to that jail. D.G Khan Jail is normally reserved for habitual criminals, drug pushers and dangerous terrorists.
Nearly half the jail is made of mud that requires daily maintenance and there is not a single ‘B’ class cell in the entire jail. There is no facility of clean drinking water, the food is rotten, medical facilities are non existent and even rustic sanitation is considered a luxury in that jail.
The purpose of sending Imran to a maximum security jail seems to be an attempt to punish him and teach him a lesson not to oppose the present government. Every effort will be make to break his commitment for democracy and rule of law. Will the government succeed?, was another matter.
The government on Thursday, put Imran in solitary confinement at Lahore notorious Kot Lakhpat Jail after charging him with terrorism laws and maintenance of public order no. 16 that takes away the right of the prisoner to meet with anyone unless there was a court order or the permission of the Home Secretary. The Frontier Post has learnt on good authority that Imran who became a victim of IJT deception and deceit was now languishing in a high security cell where normally dangerous extremist terrorists or hardened criminals were locked up.