RAWALPINDI: Authorities returned former prime minister Imran Khan to Adiala jail after an approximately 90-minute medical examination at Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), sources told ARY News on Wednesday.
Doctors checked the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder’s blood pressure and temperature and carried out eye examinations. A specialist team conducted the late-night assessment. Sources have not released examination results or a diagnosis.
Earlier, PIMS doctors visited Adiala jail on November 8 to examine Imran and his wife, Bushra Bibi. They reviewed the couple’s medicines and conducted health checks with assistance from prison medical staff.
On Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry defended the healthcare arrangements for Imran. He maintained that the government had not neglected his treatment and would continue to provide appropriate medical care.
Imran’s access to hospital care has remained the subject of court proceedings. In August, the Supreme Court directed authorities to transfer him to Shifa International Hospital for examination and treatment after concerns from his legal team and family.
A three-member bench allowed his personal physician, Dr Faisal Sultan, and his sister, Dr Uzma Khan, to remain involved in his medical assessment and treatment.
That order required Imran or his family to meet the private hospital’s treatment costs. It provided for weekly family meetings and restricted the use of medical information for political purposes.
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However, authorities took Imran to PIMS during the August transfer before returning him to prison. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar attributed that decision to security concerns around the route and hospital.
At the time, the Supreme Court had fixed September 16 for further proceedings on the medical-care petitions.
