Pakistan outlines private care option for Imran Khan
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- Imran Khan was ordered to be examined before midnight Thursday at a private hospital of his choice by a medical board that includes his personal physician.
- Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the government could consider private-hospital or foreign treatment if adequate care was unavailable at a government facility.
- Supreme Court rejected on technical grounds the government’s request to review or withdraw the hospital-transfer order and asked authorities to complete the required paperwork.
- Islamabad authorities increased security at the expected hospital as dozens of journalists gathered; Khan has not appeared publicly since his 2023 imprisonment.
- Khan’s family said he lost about 85% of the vision in his right eye, while authorities disputed that claim and later reported that roughly 70% had returned.
Why it matters: The government’s broader clarification request remains unresolved as Khan is due at the hospital before midnight Thursday for examination by a board including his personal physician. The immediate court mandate remains, but the family’s 85% vision-loss claim is still disputed by authorities.
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