Pakistan’s former prime minister and Tehreek-e-Insaf party founder Imran Khan was moved under heavy security from Adiala Jail to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, weeks after his family expressed deep concern over his health and isolation.
Medical staff conducted an examination and provided the necessary care before Khan was returned to prison, where he has been held for more than three years on what his party says are politically motivated charges and dubiously conducted court proceedings.
According to an official linked to the PIMS administration, Khan underwent an evaluation by a special medical team already present at the facility. The examination included checks on his blood pressure, fever, eyes, and other essential medical tests.
On 8 November 2026, Pakistani media sources reported that a doctor was allowed to visit my father Imran Khan in Adiala jail. There was no official acknowledgment of this. Adiala jail lacks the necessary equipment to perform the kind of tests he needs to provide proper medical assessments and treatment. My father has rapidly developed hypertension despite never having had high blood pressure before, and no family history of it. This raises the concern that external agents may have been used. Without assessment by independent, unbiased doctors, that cannot be ruled out. I demand, also on behalf of the rest of our family, that he should immediately receive proper medical treatment at Shifa International Hospital in the presence of his own doctors, as ordered by Pakistan’s Supreme Court in August. We would hold Asim Munir responsible for any sudden adverse health event suffered by my father in jail.
— Sulaiman Khan (@SulaimanKNiazi) November 10, 2026
Hospital staff reported that Khan remained at PIMS for approximately one and a half hours. Once the assessment was complete, authorities transferred him back to Adiala Jail.
Jail officials said the special medical team formed to examine Khan may also issue a report on his health later on Wednesday.
The party of jailed Pakistani ex-PM Imran Khan has demanded access to him after he was taken to a hospital overnight for treatment and sent back to prison, saying “his family, personal doctors and legal team must be given immediate access.”
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Timeline of the Move
Adiala Jail authorities provided a precise schedule: Khan left the prison at 1:40 a.m. and was returned at 3:25 a.m. after the full medical examination at PIMS.
This was not the first recent check: jail officials noted that Khan had also received a medical examination inside the prison on November 8.
Barrister Salman Akram Raja, Imran Khan’s aide and lawyer, speaking to the media outside Adiala, Imran Khan’s high blood pressure is worrisome.
“It is extremely worrying. Salman Safdar brought us the latest news about Imran Khan’s health. He met him on Monday. A blood pressure of 192 is unacceptable under any circumstances. Khan is an extremely healthy person,” he said, according to a video shared by Khan’s PTI political party.
“Sudden fluctuations in his blood pressure are a cause for concern. Khan himself has expressed concern. What happened to Morsi in Egypt? We know all this background. That is why we have informed the Pakistani nation that if anyone is playing games with Khan’s health, we will not accept it, and this nation will not accept it either. That is why we have placed all the facts before the court,” the barrister added.
“انتہائی تشویش کی بات ہے ہمارے پاس آخری خبر (عمران خان صاحب کی صحت کے حوالے سے) سلمان صفدر لے کر آئے ان کی ملاقات پیر کے روز ہوئی تھی 192 بلڈپریشر کسی صورت قابل قبول نہیں ہے۔ خان صاحب انتہائی تندرست شخصیت ہیں۔ یکایک ان کے بلڈپریشر میں اتار چڑھاؤ باعث تشویش ہے،خان صاحب نے خود تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے ۔ مصر میں مورسی کے ساتھ کیا ہوا؟ ہم جانتے ہیں یہ تمام پس منظر ہمارے سامنے ہے اسی لیے ہم نے پاکستانی قوم کو مطلع کیا ہے کہ اگر خان صاحب کی صحت کے ساتھ کوئی کھلواڑ ہورہا ہے وہ ہمیں قابل قبول نہیں اس قوم کو قابل قبول نہیں ہے اس لیے ہم نے عدالت کے سامنے سارے واقعات رکھے”۔
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— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 11, 2026
Health Concerns Raised in Court
The transfer followed statements by Khan’s lawyer during hearings in the reference case. Barrister Salman Safdar told the Islamabad High Court that his client’s blood pressure remained uncontrolled.
Safdar said Khan had informed him during a jail meeting that the elevated readings placed him at risk of a brain hemorrhage.
His London-based sons also voiced deep concern over their father’s health and solitary confinement in a series of media appearances. The United Nations and international human rights organizations have also called for ending Khan’s solitary confinement.
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Court Orders Lawyer Meeting
Separately, the Islamabad High Court directed Adiala Jail authorities to arrange a one-hour meeting on Wednesday between lawyers Salman Safdar and Sardar Latif Khosa and their clients, Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi.
The overnight hospital visit took place under tight security, with officials confirming both the medical steps taken and Khan’s prompt return to custody after the checks.
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