Former Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that neither he nor Bushra Begum had requested concessions for her in jail.

Speaking to reporters in Adiala Jail after the hearing of the illegal nikkah case, Khan said he had sent a blanket to Bushra Begum the previous night but had only found out on Thursday that she had been shifted to Adiala Jail.

He added that he had not requested any concessions for his wife from anyone and she had came to the jail to surrender as dozens of PTI women are still in jail.

Bushra Begum also told reporters that she was shifted to Bani Gala ‘out of shame’ by authorities after she came to surrender herself. She added that she had not made any deal.

She said that she was told she would be taken to a rest house but was taken to Bani Gala instead. She added that Bani Gala was a sub-jail and ‘not a hotel’.

Bushra added that she had ‘strong faith and was not a coward’ and was ready to be kept wherever authorities wanted.

The couple was sentenced 14 years in prison in the Toshakhana case on Wednesday. Bushra had driven to jail to offer arrest but had been shifted to Bani Gala.

‘Puppets’

Imran Khan also told reporters that all court decisions against him were coming from ‘above’ and judges were simply puppets.

He also said that Bushra had no link to the Toshakhana case whatsoever. He added that the necklace in question was not from Toshakhana but was gifted by the Saudi ambassador to his house.

He added that he had deposited the jewelery in the Toshakhana himself and would present it in a press conference.

Khan said that no one had apprached him regarding a deal and the whole issue was simply a game for three years of power.