Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on Tuesday rejected reports circulating about Dr Yasmin Rashid’s health, saying she was alive and in Kot Lakhpat Jail.

Dr Yasmin, 74, a gynaecologist and cancer survivor, has been in custody since May 12, 2023, facing multiple charges tied to riots sparked by the arrest of PTI founder Imran Khan. Her health has repeatedly faltered, with hospitalisations in May and July 2024, and again in 2025 when she suffered severe abdominal pain and breathing difficulties.

“Dr Yasmin is, Alhamdulillah, alive and is in Kot Lakhpat Jail, sacrificing imprisonment and hardship for the sake of her leader Imran Khan’s ideology,” Akram said in a post on X.

He said all the news being spread about Dr Yasmin was false and had no connection to reality, urging the public not to believe rumours about her.

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Dr Yasmin also issued a statement through her lawyer, Advocate Rana Mudassar Umar, seeking to clarify reports circulating about a will.

Umar said in a video statement that he, along with the PTI leadership, met Dr Yasmin in Kot Lakhpat Jail during the hearing after a week.

“Dr Yasmin told me that she is fine and has not signed any kind of will; however, she thanked the community and all the people who prayed for her,” he added.

According to her lawyer, Dr Yasmin was reportedly advised to undergo spinal surgery.

The statement said Yasmin’s lawyer had approached the courts seeking permission and relief in connection with her medical condition, but no conclusive response or urgent action had reportedly been taken so far.

Umar said she was being treated for cancer and was suffering from a respiratory disease, adding that spine surgery had been recommended for her.

“We requested the court for that. The court has ordered that her treatment should be done immediately. But due to some risk, there could be no permanent treatment,” Umar said.

He further said Dr Yasmin had stated in her message that she was serving her sentence for the rule of law, for the betterment of future generations and for the citizens of Pakistan.

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PTI lawyer Taimur Malik also rejected social media posts about the life and well-being of Dr Yasmin and senior party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi, calling them fake and misleading.

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In a statement, Malik said both PTI leaders were fine and currently in Kot Lakhpat Jail.

“This has been confirmed by Mudassar Umer with the jail authorities as well,” Malik said.

He said the jail trial scheduled for Tuesday had been postponed this week, meaning PTI’s legal team would not be able to meet them in person during the day.

Malik, however, said Dr Yasmin and Ejaz Chaudhry were facing serious and worsening medical conditions, adding that the court and jail authorities were aware of the situation.

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