Imprisoned former Pakistani PM Khan taken to private hospital for medical treatment

Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was taken from Adiala prison to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for medical treatment. According to Le Monde English, his party said he was transferred following a Supreme Court order earlier in the week. The court had ordered that he be examined by a medical board that includes specialists and one of his personal physicians, Faisal Sultan.

Khan's health has been a concern, with his family claiming he had lost about 85% of the vision in his right eye in January, a claim disputed by the government. He has been imprisoned since August 5, 2023, serving a 14-year sentence at Rawalpindi's Adiala jail in a £190 million corruption case.

The transfer to the hospital was carried out under tight security, with Islamabad Inspector General of Police Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi visiting the hospital to review security arrangements, as reported by Dawn. Hundreds of personnel from various branches were deployed in the area to ensure security and maintain public order.

Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde English, Al Jazeera, Channel News Asia, Dawn, Dawn - Pakistan — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.