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Line 370: On 30 May 2024, told the Supreme Court that he was living in solitary confinement and the government had put restrictions on his meeting with lawyers and family members. The Pakistani government told the Supreme Court in June that the conditions of Khan's imprisonment included a walking area adjacent to his cell, a cooler, a television, and exercise equipment. It said that Khan has access to a separate kitchen and could meet with his legal team and family. In its submission, the government provided photographs of Khan’s cell and other items and a photo of a meeting between him and his legal team in prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/story/world/imran-khan-enjoys-luxurious-prison-amenities-tv-kitchen-exercise-equipment-and-more-reveals-pak-govt-3055816|title=Imran Khan enjoys luxurious prison amenities: TV, kitchen, exercise equipment, and more, reveals Pak govt|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=6 June 2024|access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref> In June 2024, a [[United Nations]] [[Working Group on Arbitrary Detention]] called for Khan's release, arguing that his detention was arbitrary and politically motivated. Khan was sentenced on corruption charges in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Munir |date=2024-07-01 |title=UN group demands release of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan; says his detention violates international law |url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-un-group-demands-rekaese-imran-khan-4394c5f87d072dc03c68435f6469a7b3 |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> [[Amnesty International]] raised similar concerns, particularly over the conditions of his imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan: Authorities Must Immediately Release Imran Khan From Arbitrary Detention |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa33/8507/2024/en/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref> In an interview with [[The Sunday Times]] in July from prison, Khan said he is being held in a small, 'death cell' typically reserved for terrorists.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-07-21 |title='Locked in death cell for terrorists,' claims Imran in rare interview with UK publication |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1847067 |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Khan's legal team and his sister, [[Aleema Khan]], said that the authorities are endangering his health and attempting to weaken him by keeping him in poor conditions, while Aleema also stated that Khan was suffering from an eye infection.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-09-12 |title=Aleema Khan alleges plot to assassinate Imran Khan in Adiala Jail |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2495655/aleema-khan-alleges-plot-to-assassinate-imran-khan-in-adiala-jail |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-20 |title=Bushra Bibi alleges life threats and inhumane conditions for Imran Khan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/bushra-bibi-alleges-life-threats-and-inhumane-conditions-for-imran-khan/articleshow/111890559.cms |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-03-12 |title=PTI founder suffering from eye infection, says Aleema Khan |url=https://arynews.tv/imran-khan-suffering-from-eye-infection-aleema-khan/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=ARY NEWS |language=en-US}}</ref> === University of Oxford Chancellor candidacy === | |||