Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan back in jail after medical treatment: Report
PIMS said the former prime minister received his sixth intravitreal anti-VEGF injection for a retinal vein occlusion and was discharged about 2:30am.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan was transported from Adiala Jail to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad for an eye check-up and blood pressure treatment before returning to prison.
- Lawyers for the 74-year-old Khan say his health is deteriorating after more than three years in detention, citing severe vision loss in his right eye following his 2022 ouster.
- A court has directed prison officials to grant Khan's legal team access to him and his wife, while his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party notes most convictions are suspended or overturned.
- Medical staff provided treatment for "blood pressure issues" during the brief visit, according to sources, marking his first hospital visit since August before Khan was shifted back to his prison cell.
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party deputy chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi was also hospitalized in Lahore on Tuesday, while Khan continues to deny corruption charges, calling them politically motivated.
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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.
Pakistan’s jailed former PM Imran Khan taken to hospital for eye treatment - The Tribune
Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was taken to a government hospital for treatment of his eye condition, a media report said on Wednesday. The 74-year-old founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been jailed since 2023 and faces more than 100 cases, including corruption and charges related to inciting violence. He is lodged at […]
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