LAHORE: The celebration of Pakistan’s jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan filed a contempt petition towards the federal government on Saturday (Aug 22) after authorities took the cricketer-turned-politician to a state-run hospital as an alternative of the personal facility ordered by the highest courtroom, celebration officers stated.
“The petition seeks motion towards the prime minister, legislation minister, data minister” and different authorities officers, stated Naeem Panjutha, a authorized advisor for Khan’s celebration, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including it additionally requires Khan’s remedy on the personal hospital ordered by the courtroom.
Khan, who stays extremely fashionable in Pakistan, has been imprisoned since August 2023 on costs he calls politically motivated after a fallout with the nation’s highly effective army led to his removing from workplace. His arrest sparked huge nationwide protests, together with the storming of army installations, and public notion that he was moved again to jail forcefully has the potential to rekindle such demonstrations.
A 3-judge bench on Tuesday directed the federal government to switch Khan from Adiala Jail to the personal Shifa Worldwide Hospital in Islamabad inside two days for medical examination.
Officers as an alternative took Khan to the state-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in a single day on Friday for a quick check-up earlier than returning him to jail and didn’t give him entry to his private doctor, which the celebration additionally cites as a breach of courtroom orders.
The PTI interprets the order as requiring Khan to stay beneath medical supervision till at the least mid-September.
Khan’s sister, Uzma Khan, who attended the examination at PIMS, instructed media that whereas her brother is bodily match, “Khan instructed me that he’s being repeatedly tortured in jail”. The inside and legislation ministries in addition to jail authorities haven’t responded to a request for remark from Reuters on the allegations of torture.
Data Minister Attaullah Tarar stated on Friday Khan was examined at PIMS due to safety dangers.
Khan’s supporters had lined Islamabad streets in a single day, and PTI leaders say the episode will intensify strain and enhance preparations for a deliberate protest march on September 27.
