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Pakistan Government To Challenge Supreme Court Order On Imran Khan’s Hospital Transfer
24htopnews | August 19, 2026 8:09 PM CST

Pakistan’s government plans to challenge a Supreme Court order directing the transfer of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital for medical treatment. The court cited concerns over his deteriorating health and ordered a multidisciplinary medical boar.

Pakistan’s government is set to challenge a Supreme Court order directing the authorities to shift jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail to a private hospital in Islamabad for medical treatment, setting the stage for a fresh confrontation between the government and the judiciary.

The development comes a day after a three-member Supreme Court bench ordered that Khan be moved to Shifa International Hospital within 48 hours, citing concerns over his deteriorating health.

SC Orders Khan’s Transfer To Private Hospital

On August 18, a bench headed by Justice Shahid Waheed, along with Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Ishtiaq Ibrahim, directed authorities to transfer the 73-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad.


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