Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Imran Khan Returns to Adiala Jail After Court-Ordered Hospital Checkup
Imran Khan was taken from jail to a hospital for a health check.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court had ordered the checkup.
Doctors carried out the scheduled examinations and some early tests.
Afterward, officials took Khan back to Adiala Jail.
The trip happened with very tight security.
More than 800 security personnel helped protect the hospital and roads.
Khan has been in prison since 2023.
The checkup was linked to concerns about his blood pressure and other symptoms.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for a court-ordered medical evaluation.
He was returned to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi after completing scheduled checkups and preliminary clinical tests.
More than 800 personnel from Islamabad police, city administration, and Rangers secured the hospital and transit routes.
Pitras Bukhari Road and Service Road South were closed to civilian traffic during the security operation.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the medical assessment after prison filings raised concerns about Khan’s fluctuating blood pressure and related symptoms.
- Who
- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
- What
- He underwent a court-ordered medical evaluation and was then returned to Adiala Jail.
- When
- Friday, after the Supreme Court order issued earlier in the week; the roads were sealed Thursday night.
- Where
- Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad and Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
- Why
- The Supreme Court ordered a thorough health assessment after prison medical filings noted fluctuating blood pressure and related symptoms.
- Patient
- Imran Khan
- Hospital
- Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad
- Jail
- Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi
- Security deployment
- More than 800 personnel
- Security agencies
- Islamabad Capital Territory Police, city administration, and Rangers
- Court directive
- The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the federal government to arrange the medical evaluation within two days
- Sentence mentioned
- Khan is serving a 14-year sentence linked to the Toshakhana case