Imran Khan’s family and party say Pakistan violated court order by taking him to government hospital

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's sister and personal physician reported to a press conference on Friday that authorities had violated a Supreme Court order by transporting him to a government hospital instead of the private facility designated by the court. Khan's sister, Uzma Khan, confirmed she was present at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad when Khan was brought there overnight.

Khan's physician, Faisal Sultan, stated he had been escorted to Shifa International Hospital, where he waited for Khan until early Friday before learning that Khan had been returned to Adiala prison in Rawalpindi. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar disclosed the same information hours later, asserting Khan was taken to the public hospital due to security concerns from supporters of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) who had gathered outside Shifa International Hospital or were en route.

Tarar claimed Khan was medically fit. Dozens of journalists had congregated outside the private hospital overnight following Khan's party's claim that he was being transferred there. Khan's sister alleged that during their meeting, Khan expressed his distress over solitary confinement, which he claimed constituted mental torture.

Suhail Afridi, a senior PTI leader, also accused the government of breaching the court's order by taking Khan to the public hospital.