Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan reportedly moved to hospital from jail
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefly transferred from prison to a state-run hospital for medical evaluation following a Supreme Court order. The transfer to a government facility instead of a private hospital was attributed to security concerns.
Why it matters
The medical treatment of a high-profile political prisoner is a sensitive issue that highlights ongoing political tensions in Pakistan.
Khan was moved early on Friday from jail to the state-run PIMS Hospital, where he spent a few hours before being returned to prison.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Security personnel cordon off a street outside Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, on August 20, 2026, after Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be transferred there for medical treatment. Khan was instead taken to a state-run facility over the 'security situation', according to a government spokesperson [AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 20 Aug 2026 20 Aug 2026 Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been transferred back to prison after a brief stay at a hospital in the capital, Islamabad.
Khan, 73, was moved from Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail to the state-run PIMS Hospital early on Friday, where doctors conducted a medical checkup amid long-running concerns over his health.
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