{
  "id": 1913796,
  "title": "Govt files review plea against SC ruling to move Imran to Shifa International Hospital, terms it 'discriminatory'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/govt-files-review-plea-against-sc-ruling-to-move-imran-to-shifa-1913796",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T10:39:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2023885/govt-files-review-plea-against-sc-ruling-to-move-imran-to-shifa-international-hospital-terms-it-discriminatory"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, the federal government filed a petition in the Supreme Court to review and recall the court's order to transfer former Prime Minister Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for medical examination and treatment. The government's review petition, submitted through the Islamabad chief commissioner the day after the court's ruling, described the interim order as \"discriminatory\" and \"in excess of jurisdiction.\" The petition argued that the order \"suffers from errors of law floating on the surface of the record.\" Additionally, the government contended that Rule 197 of the Pakistan Prison Rules, 1978, governing the manner and mode of a prisoner's transfer to the hospital, had been overlooked by the court in its decision regarding Imran Khan's hospitalization.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking a review and recall of the SC order to shift incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital for medical examination and treatment. The government’s review petition, filed through the Islamabad chief commissioner a day after the SC’s ruling , termed the interim…",
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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 English (Top Stories)",
        "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",
        "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."
}