Former prime minister Imran Khan is being shifted from prison to a hospital for medical treatment, the federal government said on Saturday, as opposition parties — including his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) — continued a sit-in protest outside Parliament in Islamabad.
Concern over the former prime minister’s health has intensified following revelations in a court-authorized medical report that he has lost 85 percent of vision in his right eye.
The report further alleged that jail officials failed to provide timely treatment for his condition. Khan’s family, PTI leaders, and supporters have voiced deep alarm over what they describe as worsening health and medical negligence.
Khan’s sister, Aleema Khanum, issued a sharply worded ultimatum after what was described as a rare, court-instructed 20-minute phone call between Khan and his sons, Kasim and Sulaiman.
36گھنٹے گزرگئے، یہ بزرگ رہنماء پارلیمنٹ ہاؤس میں دھرنا دیےبیٹھے ہیں۔ ساری رات جاگ کرگزاری، صبح کا ناشتہ ان تک نہیں پہنچا، کھانا بھی پولیس نے روک دیا۔ رات کے اس پہر بھی یہ بزرگ بیٹھے ہیں، ملک میں قانون اور انسانی حقوق کےتحفظ کی خاطر۔
بےشرمو ! انکےسفید بالوں سے ہی کچھ شرم کھا لو۔ pic.twitter.com/w82qmVywZS
— Rizwan Ghilzai (Remembering Arshad Sharif) (@rizwanghilzai) February 14, 2026
In a post on X, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said, “Imran Khan has been given the facility to talk to his sons on the phone and, considering his health, it has also been decided to shift him to the hospital and form a medical board.”
“The government prioritizes humanitarianism and legal requirements. It is the government’s responsibility to provide facilities to every prisoner according to the law,” he added.
The federal government confirmed the formation of a medical board, with Tarar stating that Khan would be treated by “top specialists.”
However, the authorities declined to disclose the name of the hospital where he would be admitted or confirm whether his personal physician, Dr. Faisal Sultan, would be included in his treatment team — a move that has drawn skepticism from PTI leaders and family members.
This is a clear conspiracy on the part of the government. We do not want Imran Khan to be treated at Al Shifa Rawalpindi. We have repeatedly and unequivocally stated that Imran Khan must be treated at Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, the facility where the identified… pic.twitter.com/IbqUnq49em
— Aleema Khanum (@Aleema_KhanPK) February 13, 2026
In a strongly worded statement, Aleema Khanum said: “The intentional delay in providing him timely treatment has already caused permanent damage. We will not tolerate any further stalling. Immediate care at Shifa International Hospital under his personal doctors is the only way to save what remains of his sight.”
Reports from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Lahore said PTI supporters staged spontaneous protests against what they termed government neglect in providing medical treatment to the party founder.
The development came as parliamentarians from opposition parties, operating under the banners of PTI and Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-i-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP), continued their sit-in at Parliament House and KP House in Islamabad for a second consecutive day.
The demonstrators are demanding that Khan be immediately transferred to a hospital for proper medical care.
The sit-in was announced after the Supreme Court of Pakistan was informed on Thursday that Khan’s right eye retained only 15 percent vision — a disclosure that prompted a strong response from his party.
The protest is being led by TTAP Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai and other senior opposition figures, including PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan, Senator Ali Zafar, Asad Qaiser, and Junaid Akbar, among others.
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