Pakistan top court orders ex-PM Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail

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 Supreme Court orders ex-PM Khan moved from jail to hospital  Arab News

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.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered authorities to take imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a private hospital in the capital for a medical examination

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered authorities to take imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a private hospital in the capital for a medical examination

Judges of Pakistan's top court ordered former prime minister Imran Khan, who is serving a prison sentence for corruption, to be moved to hospital for medical checks on Tuesday, after lawyers launched a petition claiming poor health.

Judges of Pakistan's top court ordered former prime minister Imran Khan, who is serving a prison sentence for corruption, to be moved to hospital for medical checks on Tuesday, after lawyers launched a petition claiming poor health.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health. Justice Shahid Waheed said 73-year-old Khan, who had been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges, would be shifted in the next t

Pakistan top court orders ex-PM Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail  Reuters

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.

A three-member Pakistan Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice Shahid Wahid, issued the ruling on Imran Khan's petition for his hospitalisation.

Supreme Court grants jailed ex-PM Imran Khan transfer to hospital for a month after concerns raised over blood pressure.

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 73-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been in jail since August 2023 after being convicted in a string of cases that he says were politically driven following his ouster in 2022.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the government to move former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a hospital from prison for medical treatment, offering relief to the opposition leader after more than three years behind bars.

Pakistan SC orders Imran Khan’s hospital transfer. photo credit: APPakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to move imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan to a hospital, meeting a longstanding demand from his party and family amid growing concerns over his health.Khan, 73, has been in jail since