Imran ‘medically fit’ and back in jail, says govt as PTI cries foul
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Friday that PTI founding chairman Imran Khan was taken to hospital for a medical examination in the early hours of August 21 in line with the Supreme Court’s order before being shifted back to Adiala jail. In a statement on X, Tarar said Imran was taken to the hospital […]
Imran Khan, the PTI founding chairman, was taken to a hospital for a medical examination on August 21, as ordered by the Supreme Court. According to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Khan was examined by a team of doctors, including an ophthalmologist, a cardiologist, and a physician, who deemed him "medically fit".
Khan was initially supposed to be taken to the private Shifa International Hospital, but he was instead taken to the government-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims). Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the decision to change the hospital was made by security agencies due to concerns about the law and order situation.
Khan has been imprisoned since 2023 on corruption charges, which he claims are politically motivated. His sister, Dr Uzma Khan, accompanied him during the hospital visit, and another sister, Noreen Khan, visited him in prison on Tuesday night. Khan was returned to Adiala jail after the medical examination.
Brief written by urgent.news from Daily Times, KahawaTungu, Dawn, Dawn - Pakistan — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
