Citing analysis by X’s AI tool Grok, Jemima Goldsmith claimed her account’s reach has collapsed despite a large following, even as Khan’s family continues to allege mistreatment and denial of access to him in Adiala Jail, drawing renewed protests and international scrutiny.
Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of jailed Pakistani ex-prime minister Imran Khan, has publicly appealed to X owner Elon Musk, alleging that the social media platform is deliberately suppressing her posts about Khan’s detention and treatment in prison. Addressing Musk directly, Goldsmith said Khan has been held for 22 months in what she described as “brutal solitary confinement” as a political prisoner following his removal from office in 2022.
Goldsmith said their two sons have not seen their father during this period, have not spoken to him for months, and are barred from even sending letters. She also claimed that Khan’s name has been effectively erased from Pakistani television and radio, making X “the only independent platform” left to highlight what she called a grave injustice.
In a detailed post, Goldsmith alleged that X itself is now limiting that visibility. Citing findings by Grok, X’s own AI tool, she claimed her account has been subjected to “secret throttling”, with posts about Khan’s jail conditions and his sons’ access to him being algorithmically hidden. “You promised free speech, not speech but no one hears it,” she wrote, urging Musk to intervene and restore her account’s reach.
Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been in custody since August 2023 following his conviction in multiple cases after his removal from office in 2022.
CLAIMS OF ALGORITHMIC SUPPRESSION
Goldsmith said Grok’s analysis of her account showed a dramatic collapse in visibility despite her following of over 3.5 million users. According to the data she cited, her posts averaged between 400 and 900 million impressions per month through 2023 and early 2024. In contrast, she claimed her total impressions across 2025 stood at just 28.6 million — a drop of nearly 97 per cent.
She pointed to May 2025 as a key moment, saying one of her posts briefly crossed four million impressions on the day Pakistan’s ban on X was lifted, before visibility “instantly collapsed to near zero” again. Goldsmith alleged that Grok attributed this suppression to pressure from Pakistani authorities, who she claimed had prioritised monitoring criticism from Khan’s immediate family.
Reacting to Goldsmith’s tweet, English journalist Piers Morgan spoke against the “obvious suppression” of support for Imran Khan.
“What’s happening to Imran Khan is outrageous. I hope Elon Musk can do something to stop this obvious suppression of support for him, and that the Pakistan authorities afford Imran his basic human rights,” Morgan said.
FAMILY PROTESTS OUTSIDE ADIALA JAIL
Goldsmith’s appeal comes amid renewed protests by Khan’s family and supporters over his detention. Earlier this week, his sister Aleema Khan accused authorities of subjecting him to torture and keeping him in “illegal isolation” at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
Speaking outside the prison earlier this week, Aleema said family members had been visiting the jail every week for the past eight months but were consistently denied permission to meet him. “They are torturing him. He has been kept in illegal isolation. They should end this torture against Imran Khan,” she said.
Her remarks came as PTI supporters gathered outside the jail to protest Khan’s detention conditions, raising concerns over his health and security. Police deployed heavy security around the prison as authorities monitored the demonstration amid rising tensions between the government and PTI supporters.
INETERNATIONAL SCRUTINY OVER DETENTION
Imran Khan has been in custody since August 2023 following convictions in multiple cases after his ouster from office in 2022. His detention has drawn criticism from rights groups and international observers. In July last year, a panel of UN human rights experts said Khan’s detention was arbitrary and violated international law, asserting it appeared aimed at preventing him from returning to political office, a finding rejected by the Pakistani government.
