Former Pakistani leader Imran Khan is medically fit and back in jail, official says
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is medically fit and back in jail after being examined by a team of doctors in a hospital overnight, the country’s information minister said Friday, a move that had not been widely anticipated after Khan was allowed to leave prison to have his health checked for the first time since February. Khan, 73, was transferred to a hospital during the intervening night of Aug. 20 and 21 for medical examination, following a Supreme Court order this week, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said in a post on X. His supporters lined the streets of the capital, Islamabad, overnight, showering flowers on the vehicle widely believed to be carrying him to the hospital. Aired live on Pakistani television, the images stood in stark contrast to how the country’s broadcasters had covered Khan in recent years, tending to not even cite the highly popular cricketer-turned-politician’s name until Thursday night.
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It had told journalists in a statement overnight that Khan had arrived at Shifa International Hospital. Senior party members had publicly interpreted the Supreme Court order as meaning Khan would remain hospitalized at least for several weeks. The government has said medical reports disclosed no condition requiring immediate treatment.
