Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Pakistan Authorities Accused of Misleading Imran Khan’s Doctor
Imran Khan is a former prime minister of Pakistan who is being held in Adiala jail.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court reportedly said he should be taken to Shifa International Hospital for medical care.
However, a government minister said Khan was taken to another hospital, called PIMS.
Khan’s sister said officials brought her to PIMS without clearly explaining where he was.
She said Khan was surprised to see her because they had not met for 10 months.
Khan allegedly told her that he had been treated cruelly and kept without television or reading material.
His doctor said officials took him to Shifa and made him wait while saying Khan was coming.
Khan’s political party says the government disobeyed the court and plans to challenge the matter in court.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court reportedly ordered Imran Khan’s transfer to Shifa International Hospital.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Khan was instead taken to government-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
Khan’s sister Uzma said she was taken to PIMS without being told her brother’s location.
Personal physician Dr Faisal Sultan said officials escorted him to Shifa and kept him waiting for hours.
PTI accused the Shehbaz Sharif government of contempt of court and plans to approach the Supreme Court.
- Who
- Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, his sister Uzma Khan, personal physician Dr Faisal Sultan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, and the Shehbaz Sharif-led government.
- What
- Authorities are accused of taking Khan to PIMS instead of the Shifa International Hospital named in a reported Supreme Court order, while misleading or delaying his doctor and sister.
- When
- Thursday night and Friday, August 21, as reported in the article.
- Where
- The events involved Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, Shifa International Hospital, and the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.
- Why
- The government said Khan was taken to PIMS for medical care; PTI says the move violated the Supreme Court’s order.
PTI and Khan’s Representatives
Pakistan Government and Authorities
Hospital transfer
PTI and Khan’s Representatives
PTI says the government violated the Supreme Court’s reported order by taking Khan to PIMS instead of Shifa International Hospital.
Pakistan Government and Authorities
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Khan was taken to PIMS; the article does not provide a detailed explanation for the departure from the reported court direction.
Treatment of the doctor
PTI and Khan’s Representatives
Dr Faisal Sultan said officials escorted him to Shifa, made him wait for about four hours, and repeatedly told him Khan was coming.
Pakistan Government and Authorities
Authorities reportedly acted as though Khan was traveling with the convoy, then told Sultan that Khan had returned to Adiala; officials’ reasoning is not explained in the article.
Khan’s detention conditions
PTI and Khan’s Representatives
Uzma Khan said her brother told her he had suffered cruelty, lacked human contact, and had no reading material or television for 10 months.
Pakistan Government and Authorities
The government’s position on these allegations is not provided in the article.
- Court direction
- The Supreme Court reportedly ordered Imran Khan’s transfer to Shifa International Hospital.
- Reported destination
- Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Khan was taken to the government-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
- Family visit
- Uzma Khan said she reached Adiala jail around 8–8:30 p.m. before being taken to PIMS.
- Doctor’s account
- Dr Faisal Sultan said he waited at Shifa for about four hours while officials said Khan was on his way.
- Khan’s reported location
- Sultan was later told that Khan had already returned to Adiala prison.
- Political response
- PTI accused the government of contempt of court and planned to approach the Supreme Court.
- Reported conditions
- Uzma said Khan alleged cruelty, limited human contact, and no reading material or television for 10 months.