Pakistan Supreme Court orders jailed ex-PM Imran Khan to be moved to hospital

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Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the hospitalization of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan for medical examination amid claims of poor health. Khan has been imprisoned since 2023 on corruption charges and sentenced to 17 years in jail.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health. Justice Shahid Waheed said 73-year-old Khan, who had been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges, would be shifted in the next two days to Shifa International Hospital in the capital Islamabad. Khan and his wife, spiritual guide Bushra Bibi, were both sentenced late last year to 17 years behind bars. There...