Pakistan Supreme Court Orders Imprisoned Former PM Imran Khan Moved to Hospital
2 sources across 2 countries · Pakistan · United States
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- Dawn
- Associated Press
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Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered that imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan be moved to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for a complete medical examination. The court directed the government to constitute a medical board including a cardiologist, an eye specialist, an internal medicine specialist, a general surgeon, and a physician to treat the former premier. The ruling also grants Mr. Khan weekly meetings with family members and telephonic access to his sons.
Government reactions to the order were mixed. Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry stated in the Senate that the government would implement the court's decision, noting that the verdict proved the independence of the judiciary. However, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar indicated that the government would ask the Supreme Court for suitable modifications to the order. Tarar argued that shifting Mr. Khan to a private facility could entitle thousands of other prisoners with health complications to similar treatment, suggesting that a government hospital would be more appropriate.
Lawmakers from the PTI welcomed the decision, with Senator Azam Swati thanking the government and Senator Faisal Javed calling for similar relief for other incarcerated PTI leaders. The court's intervention follows requests from Mr. Khan and his legal and family representatives for access to personal physicians and medical details.
Reporting on the event varied by political lean. Center and center left sources reported the court's order as a factual development, though one center left source framed the ruling as overdue relief and criticized the state for treating former leaders poorly.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- The reporting highlighted the government's internal debate over private versus public healthcare and framed the court's intervention as a necessary correction to the state's poor treatment of political prisoners.
- Centre
- The reporting focused on the factual directives of the court regarding hospital transfer and family visits.
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