Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan undergoes medical examination in Adiala Jail

Islamabad [Pakistan]August 24 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), currently detained in Adiala Jail, underwent a medical examination by Dr. Asim of Shaukat Khanum Hospital, Pakistan-based ARY News reported.

The medical examination of Imran Khan was conducted after his lawyers made a request for it on August 8. The court directed the authorities to conduct a medical examination of Imran Khan and submit a report thereafter.

In early March, Imran Khan’s personal doctor, Dr. Samina Niazi, conducted his dental examination and shared her results with Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan.

Niazi, accompanied by the Khan's lawyers Khalid Yusuf Chaudhry and Shiraz Ranjha, conducted a dental examination on Imran Khan in Adiala Jail as per the court's order.

Lawyer Khalid Yusuf Chaudhry reported that the dental examination was completed successfully and the PTI founder’s general health condition remained stable, ARY News reported.

He mentioned that Aleema Khan has the authority to make all health-related decisions, including possible transfer from prison to hospital if necessary.

The prison superintendent led the medical examination, which was conducted in the presence of both government and private doctors, according to an ARY News report. Khan (71), who was Pakistan's prime minister from 2018 to 2022, has been lodged in Adiala Jail since August 2023 on several charges, including the Toshakhana case, the Cypher case and the unlawful marriage case. His wife has also been behind bars for months, Geo News reported.

However, the court suspended Imran Khan's sentence in the Toshakhana case, while other courts quashed his convictions in the Cypher and Iddat cases respectively, Geo News reported.

The chances of Imran Khan's release from prison further diminished after the Lahore Police announced his arrest in various cases related to the May 9, 2023 riots that began after his arrest on the Islamabad High Court (IHC) premises last year. (ANI)