Govt to pursue legal options over Imran’s private hospital transfer: Tarar
Talal Chaudhry says PTI is politicising Imran Khan’s health despite the Supreme Court’s directions
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced on Wednesday that the government would pursue legal options against the Supreme Court's order allowing Imran Khan to be transferred to a private hospital. The Supreme Court granted the transfer following a report from a medical board and another from the Adiala jail superintendent, which recommended more frequent meetings between Khan and his family to manage his health issues.
Tarar vehemently denied that the government had politicized Khan's health, emphasizing that the party had consistently maintained that prisoners have the right to medical treatment under the law. He also pointed out that Khan's party had never discussed his health or made disparaging remarks about his medical condition while he was in government.
Tarar expressed concern over whether a private hospital could be designated for a prisoner's treatment, stating that the government is examining the legal aspects of the matter. Chaudhry, the Minister of State for Interior, reiterated that matters concerning prisoners should be handled by the institutions legally responsible for them, rather than through political pressure.
He also criticized the PTI for politicizing the medical conditions of political opponents in the past, including former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's wife.
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