Pakistan’s PTI demands access to jailed Khan after overnight hospital visit
Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefly transferred to a government hospital for eye treatment before being returned to prison. His political party, the PTI, has expressed concerns regarding his health and the transparency of his medical care.
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The health and treatment of a prominent political figure in Pakistan are central to the country's ongoing political instability and civil rights discourse.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan is taken to a government hospital in Islamabad for eye treatment and returned to prison.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party protest over concerns about his health in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 13, 2026 [Akhtar Soomro/Reuters] By Abid Hussain Published On 11 Nov 2026 11 Nov 2026 Islamabad, Pakistan – The party of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has demanded access to its leader after he was taken to a hospital overnight for treatment and sent back to prison.
Khan, 74, briefly left the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi for an eye examination at Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the government hospital said on Wednesday.
In a statement, PIMS said a medical check was conducted on Khan on the advice of his ophthalmologist.
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