{
  "id": 2480679,
  "title": "Pims says 2 specialists from Shifa International Hospital participated in assessment of Imran's eye",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/pims-says-2-specialists-from-shifa-international-hospital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T02:50:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024539/pims-says-2-specialists-from-shifa-international-hospital-participated-in-assessment-of-imrans-eye"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad: Dr Uzma Khan, after a brief meeting with her brother Imran Khan during his eye check-up at Pims, expressed her concern about his mental state. She stated that Imran was suffering from severe anxiety and felt as if he would be 'killed through isolation', comparing his situation to that of former Egyptian ruler Mohamed Morsi. Dr Uzma also mentioned that her brother was denied any human interaction, which he described as a form of 'mental torture', and that he had not been able to access newspapers or television for the past 10 months.\n\nWhile in Pims, Dr Uzma said that Imran was in a 'fit' condition, with normal blood pressure and improved vision, though he only had a small haemorrhage remaining. However, she quoted Imran as saying that a doctor who examined him on Aug 10 had noted that he was suffering from 'severe anxiety due to mental torture in solitary confinement', which had caused his high blood pressure.\n\nImran had asked his sister to request Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi to expedite the movement for his release after prison doctors did not listen to his complaints about his health. As a result, the PTI-led opposition alliance announced plans for a full-fledged protest on Sept 27. However, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) later claimed that two specialists from Shifa International Hospital had participated in Imran Khan's eye assessment, while other examinations were performed by Pims' own specialists.",
  "summary": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024469",
  "key_points": [
    "Dr Uzma Khan expressed concern about Imran Khan's mental state during his eye check-up.",
    "Imran Khan was denied human interaction, describing it as mental torture.",
    "Two specialists from Shifa International Hospital assisted in Imran Khan's eye assessment."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The claim by Pims that specialists from Shifa International Hospital participated in Imran Khan's eye assessment undermines PTI's narrative of medical negligence and mistreatment by the hospital.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}