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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan on his way to hospital from jail, local media outlets say

By Thomson Reuters Aug 20, 2026 | 3:14 PM

Aug 21 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is ​on his way ‌to the hospital from jail, local media outlets ARY news and Geo ‌News ​reported ⁠on Friday, after ⁠the Supreme Court allowed him to be taken there for ​treatment.

The court directed on Tuesday that ⁠Khan, 73, ⁠be moved from ​the jail in the ​garrison town of Rawalpindi, ‌where he has been held since August 2023, to ⁠a private hospital in capital Islamabad, fulfilling a longstanding ⁠demand ‌of his ⁠party and family, ​who ‌had raised concerns ​over ⁠his health.

(Reporting by Ruchika Khanna in Bengaluru, writing by Sakshi Dayal, editing by Chris ​Reese)