Imran Khan fears he may be 'killed in prison by slow poisoning'.

ISLAMABAD -- Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed fears that he might be killed in prison by slow poisoning.

The former prime minister - who was arrested by Rangers personnel from Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the Al-Qadir Trust case - apprised the accountability court that the law enforcers "give me an injection that causes a person to die slowly'.

During the course of proceedings, the PTI chairman sought medical treatment from his physician, Dr Faisal Sultan, adding that he wanted to avoid the treatment meted out to Maqsood chaprasi.

Malik Maqsood Ahmad aka Maqsood chaprasi - a key figure in the Rs16 billion money laundering case against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his family - passed away in UAE due to cardiac arrest in June 2022. Expressing doubts, the PTI sought an independent investigation to ascertain the real cause of his death.

In addition to this, following an attempted assassination attack on him in November last year, the former prime minister - who was ousted from office through a no-confidence motion in April 2022 - claimed that a senior military officer, PM Shehbaz, and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah were behind the attack, all of whom rejected the allegations. Khan also did not provide any evidence to the authorities so far.

During the course of proceedings held in the Islamabad Police Lines, the former prime minister apprised the court that he was shown the arrest warrants when he was brought to the National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) office by the Rangers personnel.

On Tuesday, Rangers personnel driving a black Toyota Hilux Vigo took Imran Khan away to NAB Rawalpindi from the IHC.

'The NAB is saying they want to compile the records,' Khan said, questioning which record the anti-graft watchdog requires that "I am not accepting".

The former prime minister added that all transactions were made after the approval of the cabinet. He was of the view that there are two options to bring back the money - settlement outside the...