Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to a private hospital in Islamabad, according to reports. He was taken to the hospital after midnight Thursday, his party informed. This comes hours after a senior Cabinet minister pledged to comply with a Supreme Court order on his care.
The minister also said the govt could consider treatment abroad.
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, issued a brief statement claiming that he was transferred from Adiala prison to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad. However, it provided no further details.
Khan’s party and family had demanded that he should be allowed to stay at the hospital. However, it is unclear whether he would be kept at the hospital or be brought to the prison again.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry had earlier said the government had approached the Supreme Court to seek clarification on whether the medical relief granted to Khan applied only to the former premier or could be extended to other prisoners as well.