Imran's vision almost normal now, Adiala jail authorities tell Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: On Monday, Adiala jail authorities presented a report to the Supreme Court detailing the considerable improvement in former Prime Minister Imran Khan's vision, which is now almost normal. This information was provided a day before the court was to begin the hearing of Imran's request for treatment at Islamabad's Shifa International Hospital.

Imran Khan, who has been incarcerated since August 2023, has been transferred to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) in Islamabad for eye treatment several times since his vision issue, right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), was discovered in late January. The PTI and the government have been at odds, with the latter accusing the former of insufficient transparency regarding Imran's medical care.

The opposition has also demanded that Imran be transferred to Shifa International Hospital, treated with his personal physicians, and permitted to meet his family. In the recent submission to the SC, jail authorities affirmed that both Imran and Bushra were receiving adequate healthcare. They noted that Imran's medical records had been kept since his incarceration and that numerous specialists had visited the couple for examinations.

A record of all visiting consultants' evaluations and prescriptions is available with the jail administration, attached to the report. The authorities emphasized that when Imran was diagnosed with an eye condition, they sought immediate medical attention, treating him at Pims Islamabad by the head of Ophthalmology Dr Muhammad Arif Khan and a Vitreo-Retinal surgeon at Alshifa Trust Eye Hospital in Rawalpindi, Dr Nadeem Qureshi.

The report claimed that significant improvement in Imran's vision was observed, and his sight returned to almost normal. Meetings between Imran and Bushra were held regularly each Tuesday, with 84 such meetings taking place.