Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan on his way to hospital from jail, local media outlets say
The court ordered medical treatment after Khan’s lawyers and family raised concerns about his health, and a medical board will oversee his care.
- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is being transferred from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi to a private hospital in Islamabad for medical treatment, following a Supreme Court order issued earlier this week.
- The court authorized Khan’s treatment at Shifa International Hospital after his family and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party raised concerns about his deteriorating health, including reported problems with his vision.
- The government had challenged the hospital-transfer order, arguing that granting a private facility to Khan could raise broader questions about equal treatment for other prisoners, but its review petition was returned after procedural objections.
- Khan, 73, has remained imprisoned since 2023 while facing numerous legal cases, and the hospital transfer comes amid continued political tensions between his PTI movement and Pakistan’s military-backed political establishment.
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Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan taken to private hospital for medical treatment
Imprisoned former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to a private hospital in the capital after midnight Thursday for medical treatment, his party said, hours after a senior Cabinet minister pledged to comply with a Supreme Court order on his care.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been moved from prison to a hospital for medical treatment following a court order, after months of concerns about his health.
Imran Khan received prison sentences last year in two corruption cases, which he describes as politically motivated.
Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Khan moved to hospital on court order: party
Hundreds of police, some wielding sticks, were deployed near Shifa International Hospital in the capital Islamabad, with roads leading to the clinic cordoned off. "It's confirmed that he has arrived at Shifa International Hospital," Zulfi Bukhari, a spokesman for Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, told AFP. "The Supreme Court's order has been complied with." Arif Alvi, the country's former president and a PTI member, also confirmed Kha…
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan moved to hospital after court order, his party says
His lawyers say his health has deteriorated in prison and that he lost significant vision in his right eye. The government has said medical reports disclosed nothing requiring immediate treatment.
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