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Pakistan top court orders ex-PM Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail, local media says
The court said Khan should stay in hospital until Sept. 16 after his party and family raised concerns about his deteriorating health.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan transferred from jail to Shifa International Hospital within 48 hours, meeting longstanding demands from his party and family regarding his deteriorating health.
- Khan, 73, has been incarcerated since August 2023 following convictions he describes as politically driven. His lawyers reported significant vision loss in his right eye and deteriorating overall health during imprisonment.
- Cricket greats from around the world, including from India, expressed "deep concern" about his prison conditions in February. PTI spokesperson Zulfikar Bukhari called the ruling "a very welcome order," adding, "He should remain in hospital until all doctors are satisfied."
- According to spokesperson Naeem Haider Panjutha, Khan must remain at Shifa International Hospital until September 16 under the court's judicial mandate, addressing urgent medical needs previously raised by his family.
- The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party won power in 2018 but lost its election symbol ahead of the 2024 vote. Some of Khan's convictions remain under appeal, continuing legal battles surrounding his political future.
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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan to be shifted to hospital from jail
There was big relief for Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) on August 18 as the Supreme Court ordered that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be shifted to a private hospital, Shifa International Hospital, in Islamabad within the next two days. For a long time, almost a year, the party’s lawyers have been trying to get bail or some other form of relief for the PTI founder. However, the government has used all means, fair and foul, to keep him in the inf…
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