Imran Khan transferred from prison to hospital as court raises serious health concerns

The court also directed the formation of a medical board to assess his health and ordered that he be kept under tight security at the hospital.

The Pakistani government challenged on Wednesday a Supreme Court order to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital, a petition filed with the court showed. The move could dash the hopes ‌of Khan’s party and family, who have been calling for him to be given access to healthcare and visitation r

Government files a review of Supreme Court order, arguing that the jailed ex-PM should be examined at a public hospital.

The move could dash the hopes of Khan's party and family, who have been calling for him to be given access to healthcare and visitation rights, and also spark public discontent over the treatment of the hugely popular cricketer-turned-politician.

Pakistani authorities have asked the Supreme Court to review or withdraw an order requiring imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive a medical exam at a private hospital

Pakistani authorities have asked the Supreme Court to review or withdraw an order requiring imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive a medical exam at a private hospital

Pakistani government files challenge against Imran Khan private hospital move  Reuters

Imran Khan's sister Noreen reportedly briefed him about the Pakistani Supreme Court's order to transfer him to a hospital.

The Pakistani government will challenge an order to move former prime minister Imran Khan from prison to a private hospital.

'Not within four walls of law': Pak law minister on Khan hospitalisation orderThe Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government will challenge the Supreme Court's order directing the transfer of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital, as law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar confirmed in a video message on Wed

Imran Khan has been moved from a high-security prison in Rawalpindi to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad, where the former Pakistan PM will be examined.

Imran Khan has been imprisoned since 2023 on corruption charges which he says were politically motivated.

The cricketer-turned-politician has been in jail for three years, convicted in a string of cases he insists are politically motivated.

Pakistan's top court orders Imran Khan to be moved from prison to hospital  thenationalnews.com

The order came months after Khan petitioned the court, asking to be transferred from a high-security prison in the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi.

The former Pakistani prime minister's family has repeatedly raised concerns about his deteriorating health in prison. The 73-year-old was jailed in 2023 on corruption charges that he says were politically motivated.

Justice Shahid Waheed said 73-year-old Khan, who has been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges, will be shifted in the next two days to Shifa International hospital in the capital Islamabad

The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the government to shift former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a hospital from jail for medical treatment, a move that is a relief to the opposition leader who has been in prison for more than three years.