Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan allowed brief hospital visit after uproar over health
Supreme court ordered transfer of ex-leader whose health is reportedly deteriorating, but he was returned to prison several hours later Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was briefly taken to a hospital in the country’s capital on supreme court orders after weeks of uproar about his deteriorating health. Khan, 73, was transferred to the hospital in the early hours of Friday, but then moved back to Adi
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- The Guardian
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Supreme court ordered transfer of ex-leader whose health is reportedly deteriorating, but he was returned to prison several hours later Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was briefly taken to a hospital in the country’s capital on supreme court orders after weeks of uproar about his deteriorating health. Khan, 73, was transferred to the hospital in the early hours of Friday, but then moved back to Adi
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Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan allowed brief hospital visit after uproar over health
Supreme court ordered transfer of ex-leader whose health is reportedly deteriorating, but he was returned to prison several hours later Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was briefly taken to a hospital in the country’s capital on supreme court orders after weeks of uproar about his deteriorating health. Khan, 73, was transferred to the hospital in the early hours of Friday, but then moved back to Adi
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Jailed ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan in hospital after uproar over health
Supreme court ordered transfer of ex-leader whose health is reportedly deteriorating and following public protests Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been taken to a hospital in the country’s capital on supreme court orders after weeks of uproar about his deteriorating health. A spokesperson for Khan’s party, Zulfikar Bukhari, said: “Imran Khan has been shifted from Adiala jail to International Sh
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Jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan taken to hospital
Move may signal attempt to improve relations between military-backed government and ex-leader’s party The jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been transferred to a hospital in Islamabad for medical examination, fulfilling a longstanding demand by supporters who say his health has deteriorated during more than three years in prison. The move followed a supreme court order this week and is seen a
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Jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan taken to hospital
Move may signal attempt to improve relations between military-backed government and ex-leader’s party The jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been transferred to a hospital in Islamabad for medical examination, fulfilling a longstanding demand by supporters who say his health has deteriorated during more than three years in prison. The move followed a supreme court order this week and is seen a
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