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Imran Khan returns to prison after hospital stay

From DR Nyheder · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was transferred from prison to a hospital and has since returned to jail, according to his party.
  • Khan, serving sentences for corruption, was moved to the hospital following concerns about his health, as ordered by the Supreme Court.
  • He has been imprisoned since August 2023 and received sentences of 14 and 17 years in two separate corruption cases.

Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, has been moved from prison to a hospital in the capital, Islamabad, and has since returned to jail, a spokesperson for his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, reported. The Supreme Court had ordered authorities to transfer the 73-year-old Khan to a hospital within 48 hours after his party and family expressed concerns about his health.

Khan, who served as prime minister from 2018 to 2022, has been incarcerated since August 2023. He received sentences of 14 and 17 years in two separate corruption cases in 2025. The details of his current health condition and the specific reasons for the hospital transfer were not immediately disclosed, beyond the general concerns raised by his party and family.

The article also includes unrelated news items: U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to increase commercial rocket launches, seven countries condemning Israel's settlement expansion in the West Bank, and new U.S. sanctions against Cuba.

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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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