A belated confirmation has come from the government that the former PM was taken out of jail for an eye surgery. He was diagnosed with central retinal vein occlusion in his right eye. That Khan remains in solitary confinement and is denied audience with his associates for more than 100 days now is unbecoming of democracy, ethics and morality. The opposition alliance, TTAP, is now mulling a street movement, starting with a shutdown strike on February 8. The coalition government would be better advised to pacify an agitating opposition by providing them due political space and releasing all political prisoners, including Khan.