Tensions flare in Pakistan as Imran Khan’s PTI party files a Supreme Court plea, unsatisfied with state-provided eye care for their incarcerated leader. The petition, dated Wednesday, calls for Khan’s relocation to Shifa International Hospital, retina expert evaluation, and inclusion of private physicians Drs. Faisal Sultan and Asim Yusuf in his regimen.
Advocate Sardar Latif Khosa acted post-follow-up at PIMS, naming the Toshakhana-linked Islamabad commissioner. Relief sought: family updates, signed report copies for counsel, and seamless lawyer-client meetings to ensure justice.
Khan, 73, battles CRVO diagnosed in January; his first intervention on the 24th was hushed up initially. PTI blasts the veil of secrecy at PIMS, where outcomes remain undisclosed to kin or outsiders. ‘This opacity shocks and cannot stand,’ Khosa asserted, framing it as a peril to the elder statesman’s life and the country’s conscience.
Opposition has hammered the establishment for subpar treatment and stonewalling private input, met with official denials. The saga underscores deeper rifts over political detentions.
As proceedings unfold, this petition spotlights healthcare disparities for high-profile inmates, potentially catalyzing judicial oversight on medical access and transparency in Pakistan’s justice system.