Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Pakistan Supreme Court Sets September 16 Hearing on Khan Plea
Pakistan’s Supreme Court will hear a case filed by Uzma Khan, the sister of Imran Khan.
She says the government did not follow an earlier order about moving Imran Khan from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital.
The court’s registrar did not agree to hear the case immediately.
Instead, it scheduled the case for September 16.
It will be heard with the main case connected to the earlier order.
Uzma says Imran Khan’s health is getting worse and that waiting could cause serious harm.
PTI lawyers want the earlier order followed and want Imran Khan to meet his family.
The government has asked the court to review the order and called the hospital-transfer direction discriminatory.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear Uzma Khan’s contempt petition on September 16.
Uzma alleges the government failed to implement an August 18 order directing Imran Khan’s transfer to Shifa International Hospital.
The registrar rejected her request for an immediate hearing but listed the petition with the related main case.
The registrar cited 94 pending criminal original petitions in the same category and the court’s fixation policy.
The government has filed a review petition calling the hospital-transfer direction discriminatory, while PTI seeks its implementation.
- Who
- Uzma Khan filed the contempt petition against the Pakistan government; the case concerns incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
- What
- The Supreme Court of Pakistan scheduled the contempt petition for hearing alongside the related main case.
- When
- The hearing is scheduled for September 16; the disputed transfer order was issued on August 18.
- Where
- The matter will be heard by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad.
- Why
- Uzma alleges that the government failed to implement the August 18 order and says delay could cause irreparable loss because Imran Khan’s health is deteriorating.
Uzma Khan and PTI
Pakistan Government
Implementation of the August 18 order
Uzma Khan and PTI
Uzma Khan and PTI say the government disobeyed the order directing Imran Khan’s transfer to Shifa International Hospital. They argue that any need for clarification should have been raised with the court.
Pakistan Government
The government has challenged the August 18 direction through a review petition, calling it discriminatory and expressing serious reservations about transferring Imran Khan to a private hospital.
Timing of the hearing
Uzma Khan and PTI
Uzma Khan and PTI lawyers sought an earlier hearing, citing Imran Khan’s deteriorating health and the risk of irreparable loss from further delay.
Pakistan Government
The registrar relied on the court’s fixation policy and the 94 pending petitions in the same category, while listing the matter for September 16 with the related main case.
Family access and health concerns
Uzma Khan and PTI
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan emphasized Imran Khan’s health and called for meetings between him and his family members.
Pakistan Government
The reports do not give a separate government response on family meetings; the government’s stated position concerns its challenge to the hospital-transfer order.
- Hearing date
- September 16
- Petitioner
- Uzma Khan
- August 18 order
- The order directed Imran Khan’s transfer from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital within two days.
- Hearing bench
- Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim
- Pending petitions
- The registrar said 94 criminal original petitions in the same category were already pending, excluding Uzma Khan’s petition.
- Registrar’s decision
- The request for an early hearing was rejected, but the contempt petition was listed with the related main case.
- Government review
- The government challenged the transfer order, describing the direction as discriminatory and seeking its modification.
