Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan back in jail after medical treatment: Report
PIMS said the ophthalmology team gave him an anti-VEGF injection after a medical check-up and found his vital signs normal.
- On Tuesday, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences for treatment, including an eye check-up and blood pressure care, before returning to Adiala Jail on Wednesday.
- A medical team led by Dr. Arif Khan visited Adiala Jail on Sunday evening to examine Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, reviewing blood pressure, cholesterol, and adjusting their medications.
- Lawyers for the 74-year-old Khan cited deteriorating health and significant vision loss in his right eye; Salman Safdar revealed that Bushra Bibi suffers from an eye infection, prompting a court to order authorities to allow legal team access.
- The PTI parliamentary party formed a six-member steering committee to address Khan's medical treatment and legal access, comprising two National Assembly members and two senators representing Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Party leadership conditionally agreed to support the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment if Khan is released; the former Prime Minister has been imprisoned for more than three years while facing multiple corruption charges, which he denies.
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AlKhaleej TodayPakistan’s jailed ex-PM taken to hospital overnight for eye examination
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was taken to a hospital overnight for tests and follow-up treatment for his eye condition before being sent back to prison.Khan, 74, briefly left the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi for an eye examination at Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the government-run hospital said on Wednesday.Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Wednesday demanded access to the…
Members of the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan who is in prison demand access to him.
Imran Khan brought back to prison after tests and follow-up treatment at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's health deteriorated in prison. Late Tuesday night, he was taken from Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail to Islamabad's PIMS Hospital. There, he underwent an eye exam and received treatment for a blood pressure problem. He was then returned to prison. His lawyers have claimed that his right eye vision has deteriorated significantly in prison.
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