{
  "id": 2596620,
  "title": "Islamabad chief commissioner seeks early hearing of review petition against order to shift Imran to private hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/islamabad-chief-commissioner-seeks-early-hearing-of-review-petition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T15:23:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024588/islamabad-chief-commissioner-seeks-early-hearing-of-review-petition-against-order-to-shift-imran-to-private-hospital"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Islamabad chief commissioner has petitioned the Supreme Court for an expedited hearing of a review application challenging the order mandating the transfer of former PTI leader Imran Khan to a private hospital. The chief commissioner contended that the August 18 directive undermined the government's constitutional authority. Earlier, a three-judge Supreme Court bench ruled on August 18, directing Imran Khan's transfer to the private facility within two days. The Supreme Court's registrar's office subsequently rejected the government's review petition, citing issues with its affidavit and document submission. Subsequently, the federal government resubmitted the review petition, arguing that the August 18 order contained a procedural flaw. The review petition claimed the order was discriminatory, violating Article 25 of the Constitution which guarantees equal treatment. The petition argued that Imran Khan's transfer to a private hospital without a pressing medical need would disrupt the criminal justice system and set a precedent for other inmates to demand similar preferential treatment. The review petition further contended that Section 561-A of the Criminal Procedure Code does not grant authority to bypass established prison rules, which only permit treatment in prison hospitals or civil/district hospitals under specific circumstances.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad chief commissioner on Saturday approached the Supreme Court (SC), seeking an early hearing of the government’s review petition challenging the SC’s Aug 18 order to shift incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital. The application requested the SC to fix the review petition for hearing at the earliest. The chief commissioner argued that the Aug 18…",
  "key_points": [
    "Islamabad chief commissioner seeks early hearing of review petition.",
    "August 18 order to transfer Imran Khan to private hospital questioned.",
    "Review petition claims discrimination and violates Constitution."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Pakistan’s PTI seeks contempt action over jailed Imran Khan’s hospital move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/pakistans-pti-seeks-contempt-action-over-jailed-imran-khans-hospital",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:13:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Islamabad chief commissioner seeks early hearing of review petition against order to shift Imran to private hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/islamabad-chief-commissioner-seeks-early-hearing-of-review-petition-2599070",
        "published": "2026-08-22T15:23:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}