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Pakistan to challenge order to move jailed Imran Khan to hospital

The Pakistani government will challenge an order to move former prime minister Imran Khan from prison to a private hospital.

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Pakistan to challenge order to move jailed Imran Khan to hospital

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Imran Khan has been imprisoned since 2023 on corruption charges which he says were politically motivated.

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Imran Khan prison hospital transfer order

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Jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been transferred from Adiala jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for medical examination, implementing a Supreme Court order despite the government's earlier announcement that it would challenge the order.

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Imran Khan has been moved from Adiala jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for medical examination, carrying out the court order despite the government's earlier challenge.

In this event Jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan taken to hospital Earlier coverage

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Sky Published 19 August 2026

Pakistan to challenge order to move jailed Imran Khan to hospital

BBC Published 18 August 2026

Pakistan top court orders ex-PM Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail

Imran Khan has been imprisoned since 2023 on corruption charges which he says were politically motivated.

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