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Jailed ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan in hospital after uproar over health

Supreme court ordered transfer of ex-leader whose health is reportedly deteriorating and following public protestsPakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been taken to a hospital in the country’s capital on supreme court orders after weeks of uproar about his deteriorating health.A spokesperson for Khan’s party, Zulfikar Bukhari, said: “Imran Khan has been shifted from Adiala jail t

Published Thursday, 20 August 2026 at 23:07
Jailed ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan in hospital after uproar over health
Supreme court ordered transfer of ex-leader whose health is reportedly deteriorating and following public protestsPakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been taken to a hospital in the country’s capital on supreme court orders after weeks of uproar about his deteriorating health.A spokesperson for Khan’s party, Zulfikar Bukhari, said: “Imran Khan has been shifted from Adiala jail to International Shifa hospital in Islamabad following the supreme court’s order.” Continue reading...

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