Pakistan ex-PM Khan medically fit, taken back to prison, minister says
Authorities said doctors declared Imran Khan medically fit before he was sent back to Adiala Jail after hospital checks.
- On Friday, authorities transferred former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan back to Adiala Jail following court-ordered medical examinations at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences .
- Information Minister Attaullah Tarar wrote on X that Khan was taken to the public PIMS facility instead of Shifa International Hospital, blaming the 'security situation' caused by Khan's supporters.
- A team of doctors, including an ophthalmologist and cardiologist, declared Khan 'medically fit,' Tarar said; his sister Uzma Khan, a medical doctor, observed the examination.
- The Supreme Court ordered the transfer after lawyers petitioned regarding Khan's health, citing his previous vision loss treated at PIMS earlier this year.
- Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, remain imprisoned following their 17-year sentences handed down late last year, with the next court hearing set for September 16.
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At the end of 2025, Mr. Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were sentenced to 17 years in prison for acts of corruption which they both contest, believing that the prosecution was politically motivated.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was returned to Adiala Jail on Friday morning after a medical examination. Following a Supreme Court order, he was taken to Islamabad's Shifa International Hospital the previous night. A team of doctors declared him medically fit after examining him. He was returned to jail around 5 p.m.
Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan shifted back to jail from hospital
"A team of qualified doctors, including an ophthalmologist, a cardiologist, and a physician, conducted a detailed examination of him and declared him medically fit. His sister, Uzma Khan, remained present during all stages of the medical examination/treatment," Tarar said.
Pakistan ex-PM Khan medically fit, taken back to prison, minister says
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is medically fit and back in jail after being examined by a team of doctors in a hospital overnight, the country's information minister said on Friday, a move that had not been widely anticipated after the former premier was allowed to leave prison to have his health checked for the first time since February.
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