{
  "id": 2303348,
  "title": "Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan taken back to prison from hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pakistans-ex-pm-imran-khan-taken-back-to-prison-from-hospital-2303348",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:11:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/21/pakistan-ex-pm-imran-khan-taken-back-to-prison-from-hospital"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, 73, was recently moved back to prison after a brief stay at Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad. This move came after the Supreme Court ordered his transfer for a medical examination, following their ruling this week. Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, confirmed the transfer to Adiala prison in Rawalpindi, his current place of confinement.\n\nKhan, who has been imprisoned since August 2023, maintains that the charges against him are politically motivated, a claim his government disputes. His legal team has expressed concerns over his deteriorating health in prison, citing significant vision loss in his right eye. However, the government maintains that medical reports found no immediate treatment necessary.\n\nOn Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed authorities to transfer Khan to Shifa International Hospital within 48 hours, allowing him access to a medical panel including his personal physician.",
  "summary": "A spokesperson for Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, confirmed that the former prime minister had been taken back to Adiala prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Pakistan: Former PM Khan briefly moved to private hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/pakistan-former-pm-khan-briefly-moved-to-private-hospital",
        "published": "2026-08-20T21:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Imran Khan moved to Pakistan's Shifa hospital after Supreme Court order: What we know so far",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/imran-khan-moved-to-pakistans-shifa-hospital-after-supreme-court",
        "published": "2026-08-21T01:31:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan Shifted To Islamabad Hospital After Supreme Court Order; Massive Crowd Gathers Outside - VIDEO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-shifted-to-islamabad-hospital-after",
        "published": "2026-08-21T02:43:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Pakistan’s Imran Khan moved to hospital after Supreme Court order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pakistans-imran-khan-moved-to-hospital-after-supreme-court-order",
        "published": "2026-08-21T03:08:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan Back In Jail, Hours After He Was Shifted To Hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-back-in-jail-hours-after-he-was-shifted",
        "published": "2026-08-21T03:44:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan taken back to prison from hospital, party spokesman says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pakistan-ex-pm-imran-khan-taken-back-to-prison-from-hospital-party",
        "published": "2026-08-21T03:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan taken back to prison from hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pakistans-ex-pm-imran-khan-taken-back-to-prison-from-hospital",
        "published": "2026-08-21T04:11:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan returned to jail after hospital checks: Govt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-returned-to-jail-after-hospital-checks",
        "published": "2026-08-21T05:23:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Supreme Court to rule today on challenge to legal vacation warrants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/supreme-court-to-rule-today-on-challenge-to-legal-vacation-warrants",
        "published": "2026-08-21T05:51:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Imran Khan returned to Adiala jail after declared medically fit: Tarar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/imran-khan-returned-to-adiala-jail-after-declared-medically-fit-tarar",
        "published": "2026-08-21T06:03:34.000Z"
      }
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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."
}