'Needs to be moved to hospital now': Imran Khan's health in jail deteriorates
Former Pakistan President Arif Alvi has expressed urgent concern over the deteriorating health of jailed former PM Imran Khan. Alvi cited alarming medical reports indicating high stress, heart palpitations, and hypertension, calling for immediate cardiac monitoring.
Why it matters
The health status of a major political figure in Pakistan has significant implications for the country's volatile political stability and human rights discourse.
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Tuesday raised the alarm over jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s worsening health, saying his medical reports were “alarming” and pointing to anxiety, heart palpitations and high blood pressure.In a post on X, Alvi said, "Imran Khan's medical reports are alarming. I have gone through them with several specialists, and I am writing this in plain language so every Pakistani can understand exactly what is happening."Alvi said the issues that concerned him most were Khan's "anxiety and stress levels", "palpitations," and "high blood pressure." He added that while sleeplessness was not mentioned in the report, Khan's medication appeared to suggest the problem."I have known Imran Khan for more than 35 years. Stress was never his weakness.
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