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<\/a><\/p>\nPublished On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026<\/p>\n
Pakistan\u2019s former Prime Minister Imran Khan<\/a> has been transferred back to prison after a brief stay at a hospital in the capital, Islamabad.<\/p>\n Khan, 73, was moved from Rawalpindi\u2019s Adiala jail to the state-run PIMS Hospital early on Friday, where doctors conducted a medical checkup amid long-running concerns over his health.<\/p>\n Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list<\/p>\n The founder of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party had been expected to undergo the examination at the privately run Shifa International Hospital, but was taken to PIMS due to a \u201csecurity situation created by PTI workers,\u201d according to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.<\/p>\n Earlier, security had been tightened around Shifa ahead of Khan\u2019s expected arrival. A senior official said that hundreds of police and paramilitary personnel had been deployed in the area.<\/p>\n The minister confirmed that Khan was taken to the hospital during the night, where a specialised medical team, including a cardiologist, an ophthalmologist and a physician, examined the former prime minister and \u201cdeclared him medically fit\u201d. Tarar added that Khan\u2019s sister, Uzma Khan, was present during the entire visit.<\/p>\n The hospital visit followed a Supreme Court order on Tuesday<\/a> directing authorities to move the imprisoned former leader to hospital within two days. The court said an independent medical board should assess Khan\u2019s condition and include his personal physician.<\/p>\n The court order followed a report submitted to the court on Monday by Adiala jail\u2019s superintendent, detailing an August 10 assessment by a cardiac board. The report recorded fluctuating blood pressure and anxiety that it said was linked to contact with Khan\u2019s family being restricted.<\/p>\n The government had challenged the order<\/a>, but officials said preparations for Khan\u2019s transfer were completed on Thursday.<\/p>\n Khan\u2019s family and his party have repeatedly appealed to the courts over his health<\/a> during the past year, particularly concerns about the vision in his right eye.<\/p>\n Courts have twice declined similar requests to move Khan to hospital since February. In one case, the Islamabad High Court instead ordered an assessment by a medical board.<\/p>\n