{
  "id": 1895243,
  "title": "Pakistan government to challenge ex-PM Khan hospital move",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/pakistan-government-to-challenge-ex-pm-khan-hospital-move",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:33:00.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pakistan's government will challenge a Supreme Court decision that ordered jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be moved to a private hospital. The court had directed Khan to be transferred to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad within two days and allowed access to his personal physician.\n\nKhan, 73, has been in jail in Rawalpindi since August 2023, convicted in several cases. According to Free Malaysia Today, his party and family have been calling for him to be given access to healthcare and visitation rights.\n\nThe government's decision to challenge the court's order was announced by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar in a video statement. Tarar said the authorities had deliberated on the ruling and decided to seek a review, describing the order as not being within the bounds of the law.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pakistan govt to challenge Imran Khan’s hospital transfer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/pakistan-govt-to-challenge-imran-khans-hospital-transfer",
        "published": "2026-08-19T07:46:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Pakistan to fight supreme court order to move ex-PM Imran Khan to private hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/pakistan-to-fight-supreme-court-order-to-move-ex-pm-imran-khan-to",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:15:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Pakistan government to challenge ex-PM Khan hospital move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/pakistan-government-to-challenge-ex-pm-khan-hospital-move-1898853",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Govt files review plea against SC ruling to move Imran to Shifa International Hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/govt-files-review-plea-against-sc-ruling-to-move-imran-to-shifa",
        "published": "2026-08-19T10:25:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Pakistan challenges top court order to move Imran Khan to private hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/pakistan-challenges-top-court-order-to-move-imran-khan-to-private",
        "published": "2026-08-19T11:47:35.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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