PTI expresses concern over Imran’s health, reiterates demand to shift him to Shifa International Hospital

ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Friday expressed grave concern over the deteriorating health of its founder Imran Khan and reiterated its demand for his immediate transfer to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital for specialised medical treatment, saying that he was a former prime minister and the most popular leader.

In a press conference, party stalwarts condemned what they described as the…

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IHC orders formation of medical board to evaluate Imran’s health

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the formation of a medical board in its verdict on a plea seeking the transfer of PTI founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for medical treatment.

A division bench, comprising Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro, presided over the hearing.

IHC directed Islamabad Chief Commissioner Muhammad Ali…

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IHC orders formation of medical board on plea seeking Imran’s transfer to Shifa International Hospital

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the formation of a medical board in its verdict on a plea seeking the transfer of PTI founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for medical treatment.

A division bench, comprising Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro, presided over the hearing.

IHC directed Islamabad Chief Commissioner Muhammad Ali…

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Pims says Imran’s vision has improved ‘remarkably’ as he undergoes another checkup

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) said on Tuesday night that PTI founder Imran Khan was examined at Adiala jail for the follow-up treatment of his eye ailment, which showed that his vision had “improved remarkably”.

However, the party asserted that any medical examination carried out without the presence of Imran’s personal physicians and his immediate family lacked…

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IHC to hear Imran’s plea seeking hospital transfer on March 10

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed the registrar’s office to fix PTI founder Imran Khan’s plea — seeking permission to undergo medical treatment at Shifa International Hospital — for hearing on March 10.

The IHC also fixed the main appeal in the _Toshakhana criminal case_ — in which the PTI founder was first _arrested_ on Aug 5, 2023 — for hearing on March 10.

A…

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PTI moves IHC seeking transfer of Imran to hospital amid health concerns

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was moved on Monday with a plea seeking the immediate shifting of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for specialised eye treatment, alleging that jail authorities have been conducting medical examinations in complete secrecy.

A similar plea was submitted in the Supreme Court on February 25, following Imran _undergoing_…

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SC objects to PTI’s plea seeking Imran’s transfer to hospital of his choice

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday raised objections to a plea seeking the transfer of PTI founder Imran Khan to a hospital.

The application was filed by PTI lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa on February 25, pursuant to Order XXXV Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules 2025, after Imran _underwent_ _government-facilitated_ follow-up treatment for his eye ailment.

PTI lawyers Khosa, along with Naeem…

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SC objects to PTI’s application seeking Imran’s transfer to hospital of his choice

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday raised objections to a plea seeking the transfer of PTI founder Imran Khan to a hospital.

The application was filed by PTI lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa on February 25, pursuant to Order XXXV Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules 2025, after Imran _underwent_ _government-facilitated_ follow-up treatment for his eye ailment.

PTI lawyers Khosa, along with Naeem…

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Jailed PTI leaders urge CJP to look into matter of Imran’s health, ‘see that justice is done’

LAHORE: Five senior PTI leaders incarcerated in Lahore’s Koth Lakhpat Jail have written an open letter, urging the chief justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi to again look into the matter of PTI founder Imran Khan’s health and treatment and “see that justice is done”.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Ejaz Chaudhry, Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed and Omer Sarfraz Cheema made the appeal in a joint…

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PTI moves SC for Imran’s treatment at hospital of choice, access to personal doctors

ISLAMABAD: The PTI on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court seeking the medical treatment of jailed party founder Imran Khan at a hospital of his choice, along with access to his personal physicians.

The application, filed by PTI lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa under Order XXXV Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules 2025, comes after Imran underwent a government-facilitated follow-up treatment for his eye…

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PTI objects to ‘secrecy’ after Imran Khan undergoes follow-up treatment for eye ailment at Pims

ISLAMABAD: The PTI took exception to the government’s “secrecy” regarding ex-prime minister Imran Khan after it emerged that he underwent a follow-up treatment for his eye ailment at an Islamabad hospital in the early hours of Tuesday.

According to a doctor at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), Imran was brought to the hospital for a second dose of anti-VEGF intravitreal injection on…

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PTI objects to ‘secrecy’ after Imran Khan undergoes follow-up eye treatment at Pims

ISLAMABAD: The PTI took exception to the government’s “secrecy” regarding ex-prime minister Imran Khan after it emerged that he underwent a follow-up eye treatment at an Islamabad hospital in the early hours of Tuesday.

According to a doctor at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), Imran was brought to the hospital for a second dose of anti-VEGF intravitreal injection on February…

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‘Let’s sit together and strengthen Charter of Democracy’: Govt invites opposition for talks

ISLAMABAD: The government invited the opposition on Monday to hold talks, “strengthen and take forward” the Charter of Democracy — a 2006 document signed by PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and late Benazir Bhutto, with the commitment to struggle against dictatorship.

“Let us sit together to strengthen and take forward the Charter of Democracy”, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana…

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Opposition leaders stage protest outside Supreme Court, demand immediate scheduling of Imran’s cases

Members of the opposition protested outside the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday to demand that the cases of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan be immediately scheduled for hearing and that he be allowed to meet his family.

Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja participated in the protest, which ended at around 2pm.

Other leaders present…

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Opposition leaders hold sit-in outside Supreme Court, demand immediate scheduling of Imran’s cases

Members of the opposition protested outside the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday to demand that the cases of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan be immediately scheduled for hearing and that he be allowed to meet his family.

Imran, _imprisoned_ since August 2023, is serving a 14-year sentence at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail in a £190 million corruption case and was convicted in another case regarding…

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Imran’s release in his own hands, dependent on PTI’s attitude: Sharjeel Memon

PPP leader Sharjeel Inam Memon on Sunday said that PTI founder Imran Khan’s release was “in his own hands” as it depended on his party’s “attitude”.

The Sindh senior minister made the remarks while speaking to reporters during a visit to a site of ongoing development work in Karachi.

In response to a question regarding Imran’s release, the minister maintained that the incarcerated former…

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Imran to be taken to hospital two more times, will be administered injection on Feb 25: minister

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Friday that incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan would be taken to a hospital twice in the coming days and that he had to be administered an injection on February 25.

The ex-prime minister’s health has been garnering attention in recent days, with his family and party raising concerns since his _eye ailment_ — right central retinal vein…

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