Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan reportedly moved to hospital from jail

Former leader was escorted from Adiala jail to Shifa International Hospital, following court order, local media reports.Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been transferred from jail to hospital by police and security, according to local media reports.The founder of the opposition Pakistan-tehreek-e-insaf" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="6795" data-entity-type="organization">Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was escorted by authorities in Islamabad from Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail to Shifa International Hospital in the capital late on Thursday, following the Supreme Court’s order, Pakistan’s Geo News reported.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Pakistan challenges top court order to move Imran Khan to private hospitallist 2 of 4Pakistan top court orders Imran Khan’s hospital transfer amid access battlelist 3 of 4Pakistan’s Khan in jail for 3 years: PTI rallies over ‘arbitrary detention’list 4 of 4Clashes on anniversary of Imran Khan imprisonmentend of listSources told Geo that authorities had earlier in the day completed preparations to shift the ousted prime minister, who is 73, to the hospital.The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the shift to be completed within two days.The government had filed a petition against the decision.PTI shared a live broadcast of the preparations for his transfer but has not yet released a statement about it. The Pakistani government is also yet to comment.The transfer fulfils a demand that Khan’s party and family had been making for months, expressing concerns over his health.Under the order, Khan is to be examined by a medical board that includes his personal physician.Khan’s next hearing has been scheduled for September 16, and the former leader should remain hospitalised until at least then as per the order, according to one of Khan’s lawyers, Uzair Bhandari.This would be the longest period Khan would be physically outside jail premises since he was imprisoned in August 2023 and convicted in several corruption-related cases that he and his party insist are politically motivated.