Imran Khan Meets Family After 9 Months as Court Orders 48-Hour Hospital Transfer
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Updated · Hindustan Times · Aug 20
Imran Khan Meets Family After 9 Months as Court Orders 48-Hour Hospital Transfer
3 articles · Updated · Hindustan Times · Aug 20
Summary
Adiala Jail allowed Imran Khan to meet wife Bushra Bibi and sister Noreen Niazi on Tuesday for the first time this year, ending a roughly nine-month gap.
The meetings followed Pakistan's Supreme Court order a day earlier directing that the 73-year-old former prime minister be moved to Islamabad's Shifa International Hospital within 48 hours and kept there until September 16.
Noreen reportedly briefed Khan on the ruling and asked about his health; PTI says the transfer was sought over worsening eye and general health problems raised by his family, lawyers and party.
Shehbaz Sharif's government said it will challenge the order, with Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar arguing a convicted prisoner must be treated in jail or at a public hospital.
Khan has been jailed since August 2023 after convictions in multiple cases that he says were politically motivated following his 2022 ouster.