Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan was moved from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi to a hospital in Islamabad late on Tuesday night. The transfer happened between November 10 and 11, according to a hospital official.
The facility was the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS). Officials described the trip as a routine medical check-up combined with follow-up care for an eye problem, arranged on the advice of his own ophthalmologist.
The hospital’s account says his vital signs were normal and his general examination showed nothing concerning. With his consent, the eye team then gave him an anti-VEGF injection, and he stayed stable throughout. He was discharged at roughly 2:30am. Jail sources confirmed he was taken back to Adiala afterward. One outlet also reported that his blood pressure was checked as part of the visit.
The eye condition is right central retinal vein occlusion, a blockage in a vein that drains the retina. It first came to public attention in late January, and he has visited hospital several times since. His previous reported hospital trip for it was in June.
The latest visit follows months of worry over his health. Khan has been in prison since August 2023, and members of his party say his condition has worsened during that time. In August, the Supreme Court told the government to move him to Shifa International Hospital, a day after the jail superintendent filed a health report. That report said the jail was providing adequate care. An attached medical note, however, recorded complaints of unstable blood pressure, palpitations, headaches and restlessness. A PIMS medical board suggested a daily walk, access to newspapers and television, and more contact with his family.
PTI has kept up pressure over the matter. Dawn reports that the party expressed concern about his health and urged the chief justice to make sure court orders on his treatment are carried out. Separately, his lawyers Latif Khosa and Salman Safdar were reported to be scheduled to see him at 3pm, with the Islamabad advocate general arranging the meeting under a court order.
For now, nothing has been announced about further treatment. The government and PTI have historically given differing accounts of his medical care, so more statements are likely in the coming days.