{
  "id": 2332963,
  "title": "Imran's sister says PTI founder complained of health complications from solitary confinement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/imrans-sister-says-pti-founder-complained-of-health-complications",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:07:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024325/imrans-sister-says-pti-founder-complained-of-health-complications-from-solitary-confinement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Imran Khan's sister, Uzma Khan, revealed on Friday that her brother complained to her about health issues caused by solitary confinement while he was hospitalized. This came as she addressed a press conference in Islamabad, recounting her meeting with the former Prime Minister. Imran was transferred to a hospital following the Supreme Court's orders, after the jail superintendent submitted a report on his health status. The court had initially directed Imran to the Shifa International Hospital for a medical examination, but the government opted to take him to the government-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) instead. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated that a team of doctors had conducted a comprehensive examination at Pims, and declared Imran \"medically fit\". Uzma Khan, alongside Imran's personal physician Dr Faisal Sultan, received a call on Friday to visit the Adiala jail. They were subsequently taken to a deputy superintendent of police's room, identified as Sibtain.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s sister, who met him while he was taken to a hospital on Thursday night, said on Friday that the PTI founder told her, citing doctors, that he was facing health complications due to solitary confinement. Uzma Khan was addressing a press conference in Islamabad, where she shared her account of Imran’s visit to the hospital. He was taken to the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Imran Khan's sister Uzma Khan revealed his health complaints from solitary confinement.",
    "She addressed a press conference in Islamabad recounting her meeting with the former Prime Minister.",
    "Imran was declared medically fit by a team of doctors at Pims hospital."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}