Imran's hospital transfer: Uzma seeks early fixation of contempt plea against govt for third time
ISLAMABAD: Dr Uzma Khan, sister of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, on Tuesday again approached the Supreme Court (SC) seeking an early fixation of the contempt plea against the federal government over alleged flouting of the court’s order to shift the ex-premier to Shifa International Hospital (SIH) for medical treatment. On Aug 18 , a three-member SC bench had directed the government to…
Dr. Uzma Khan, sister of imprisoned PTI founder Imran Khan, has once again approached the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday seeking an early fix of the contempt plea against the federal government regarding alleged violations of the court's order to move Imran to Shifa International Hospital (SIH) for medical treatment. Initially, a three-member SC bench ordered the government to shift Imran to SIH within two days after hearing several petitions concerning his health on August 18.
However, the government instead transported him to the government-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for a check-up, before returning him to prison. The SC's office had previously rejected Uzma's two prior requests for an early hearing of the contempt plea, which was filed on August 22. The second request was submitted after the SC had set the main petition for September 16, but the SC deferred the matter due to directives from the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC).
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