Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been returned to prison after receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Islamabad, according to sources cited by Reuters.
Khan was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) late on Tuesday, November 10, for an eye examination and treatment, before being transferred back to his prison cell at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
One official said on Wednesday that the 74-year-old had experienced blood pressure problems and was given the necessary treatment before being returned to prison.
Khan’s lawyers have raised concerns about his deteriorating health while in detention, claiming that he has lost significant vision in his right eye.
The latest hospital visit is the first known instance of Khan being taken for medical treatment and subsequently returned to prison since August, when an earlier hospital visit was cut short.
The former cricketer-turned-politician has been in prison for more than three years following a series of corruption cases brought against him after he was removed from office through a no-confidence vote in 2022.
Most of his convictions have since been suspended or overturned, with appeals still pending. Khan denies wrongdoing and maintains that the cases against him are politically motivated, an allegation the Pakistani government has rejected.
