Imran's hospital transfer: PTI resubmits contempt plea after SC raises objections

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has resubmitted a contempt of court petition to the Supreme Court (SC) against the alleged violation of its August 18 order for Imran Khan's transfer to a private hospital. According to PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, the SC registrar had returned the plea after raising certain objections, including that the list of charges levelled against the respondents had not been dispatched.

The PTI had initially filed the contempt petition after Imran Khan was transferred to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) instead of Shifa International Hospital for a medical examination, despite the SC's order. The party had previously refiled the petition after addressing similar procedural concerns raised by the registrar office.

The SC had ordered Imran Khan's transfer to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for a medical examination on August 18, but authorities transferred him to PIMS, citing security concerns, as per the Business Recorder report.

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