{
  "id": 3716077,
  "title": "Imran's hospital visit: Ex-PM's sister again moves SC for early hearing of contempt plea against govt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/imrans-hospital-visit-ex-pms-sister-again-moves-sc-for-early-hearing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T10:26:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025502/imrans-hospital-visit-ex-pms-sister-again-moves-sc-for-early-hearing-of-contempt-plea-against-govt"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr. Uzma Khan, sister of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, submitted another application to the Supreme Court on Thursday, seeking a prompt hearing of a contempt petition against government officials accused of disregarding the court's directive to transfer Imran Khan to a private hospital in Islamabad. On August 18, a three-judge bench of the SC issued several directives regarding Imran's health and ordered his transfer to Shifa International Hospital. Instead, he was taken to the government-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for a check-up and then returned to prison. Uzma had previously filed a petition against authorities for violating the court's August 18 order. On Tuesday, the PTI resubmitted the petition to the SC's registrar, and Uzma filed an additional application for an early hearing. The SC had scheduled the contempt plea for September 16, when a three-judge bench including Justices Waheed, Akhtar Afghan and Ibrahim would resume hearing. The application filed by Uzma argued that the contempt plea was meant to ensure that the Aug 18 order was implemented immediately, as Imran Khan's health was deteriorating and his life was in danger. The application pleaded that if the decision to fix the case on September 16 was based on the court's hearing policy, it should be reconsidered and scheduled for an earlier date. Uzma named several government officials as respondents, alleging their wilful and deliberate disobedience of the court's order.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Dr Uzma Khan, the sister of incarcerated former premier Imran Khan, submitted a second application to the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday seeking the early hearing of a contempt petition against government functionaries accused of flouting the court’s directive to move the PTI founder to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital. On August 18, a three-member SC bench issued several…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Imran hospital transfer case: PTI’s contempt plea assigned number after objections removed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/imran-hospital-transfer-case-ptis-contempt-plea-assigned-number-after",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:29:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Imran's hospital visit: Ex-PM's sister again moves SC for early hearing of contempt plea against govt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/imrans-hospital-visit-ex-pms-sister-again-moves-sc-for-early-hearing-3718917",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:26:02.000Z"
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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."
}