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  • Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was returned to jail after undergoing court-ordered medical checks at a public hospital.
  • Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated that Khan was declared medically fit after a detailed examination by a team of doctors.
  • Khan's party criticized the handling of the hospital visit, with a provincial MP vowing to file a contempt of court case.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was transferred back to Adiala Jail on Friday, hours after being taken to a public hospital for medical examinations ordered by the Supreme Court.

A team of qualified doctors, including an ophthalmologist, a cardiologist and a physician, conducted a detailed examination of him and declared him medically fit. After the completion of this entire process, he was transferred back to Adiala Jail.

โ€” Attaullah TararInformation Minister, describing the medical checks and subsequent return to jail.

Authorities stated that a team of doctors conducted a detailed examination, including checks by an ophthalmologist, cardiologist, and physician. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar reported that Khan was declared medically fit following the process. He noted that Khan was taken to a public hospital instead of the initially designated private facility due to security concerns related to supporters at the private clinic.

However, Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), criticized the handling of the hospital visit. Provincial MP Sohail Afridi told reporters that authorities "donโ€™t even take the court seriously" and that the situation was "against the whole judicial system." Afridi announced that the party would "file a contempt of court case."

The authorities โ€œdonโ€™t even take the court seriouslyโ€. This is against the whole judicial system.

โ€” Sohail AfridiProvincial MP, criticizing the handling of the hospital visit.

During the examination, Khan's sister, Uzma Khan, who is a medical doctor, was present. She told reporters that her brother expressed he was "not OK" and lacked books and human contact. She stated that only his eye was checked and expressed dissatisfaction with the treatment, attributing his hypertension to the lack of human contact and solitary confinement. Khan's personal physician, Faisal Sultan, who was expected to be involved, reported that he waited at the private hospital overnight before being informed Khan would not be brought there.

I am not OK. I have no books, no human contact. Only his eye was checked, nothing else. We are not satisfied with the treatment. The hypertension is due to the lack of human contact. Solitary confinement is torture, and Khan has been subjected to it for the past 10 months.

โ€” Imran Khan (as relayed by his sister, Uzma Khan)Uzma Khan relaying her brother's condition and her dissatisfaction with his treatment.
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