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· collected 2026-08-24 · by PTI
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Central Secretary Information Sheikh Waqas Akram, has condemned the authorities for not conducting a CT Coronary Angiography (CTA) on Khan despite cardiologists warning of potential cardiac complications. The test was recommended due to fluctuating blood pressure and restlessness, but hospital officials at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) claimed the facility was unavailable. PTI demands that Khan be taken immediately to Shifa International Hospital for the test, which is available there. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed an inquiry committee to establish facts and fix responsibility in the matter.
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Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister and founder of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has been transferred to a private hospital for medical examination after concerns were raised about his health. The order was made by Pakistan's Supreme Court, which accepted a demand from Khan's party that had been made for months.
Uzair Bhandari, one of Khan's lawyers, said that the court also ordered a medical board to be formed to oversee Khan's treatment, including his sister Dr Uzma Khan and personal physician Dr Faisal Sultan. The next hearing is set for September 16, and Khan will remain in hospital until then.
Khan has been imprisoned since August 2023 on corruption-related charges that he claims are politically motivated. His party, PTI, says it is trying to keep him out of politics, while the government denies this.
The transfer to a private hospital was seen as a significant relief for Khan, who has not been allowed to see his family in months. 21 former cricket captains from around the world have written an open letter to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging him to allow an independent assessment of Khan's health and provide him with proper medical care.
Khan's party has condemned what it calls the "continued failure" of authorities at a state-run hospital, where Khan was taken for a heart scan but did not undergo the test.
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party has condemned what it called the “continued failure” of authorities at a state-run hospital after the CT Coronary Angiography (CTA) was not conducted on him despite cardiologists complaining about potential risks of cardiac complications.
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In a statement on Sunday (August 23, 2026), Central Secretary Information of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Sheikh Waqas Akram, said the authorities had failed to provide 73-year-old Imran Khan with a medically recommended diagnostic test despite the availability of a functional CT scanner at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Dawn newspaper reported.
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newspaper → say → Sciences
Mr. Khan was taken to PIMS on Friday (August 21) for an eye procedure and other diagnostic examinations.
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Khan → take → procedure
Doctors reportedly recommended a CTA of the heart, but hospital officials said the required facility was unavailable.
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facility → recommend → heart
He was subsequently returned to Adiala jail without undergoing the test.
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The party condemned what it called the “continued failure” of authorities and demanded that the test should be immediately conducted at Shifa International Hospital.
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“This cannot be dismissed as an isolated administrative lapse; it reflects a deeply troubling pattern,” Mr. Akram said.
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He said the required specialist facilities were available at Shifa International Hospital.
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Mr. Akram also referred to a Supreme Court order concerning Khan’s comprehensive medical examination and treatment at Shifa International Hospital, alleging that authorities had bypassed the directive and instead transferred him to a facility where the CT angiography was not performed.
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“When the necessary facilities were available at Shifa International, deliberately taking Mr. Khan to a hospital unable or unwilling to perform the procedure raises a grave question: was the decision made in advance to prevent the CT Coronary Angiography from being conducted?” he asked.
Mr. Akram said a government medical board had examined Mr. Khan on August 10 following complaints of heart palpitations and severe headaches.
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He said a cardiologist at PIMS had already recommended the CTA on August 1 due to fluctuating blood pressure, restlessness and potential risks of cardiac complications, given Mr. Khan’s age and prolonged isolation.
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cardiologist → say → age
Taking notice of the reports, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday (August 22) formed an inquiry committee, headed by the establishment division secretary, to establish facts and fix responsibility.
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Sharif → take → responsibility
On Sunday (August 23), Mr. Akram reiterated the party’s demand to move Mr. Khan to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad without any delay, which the Supreme Court had also directed on August 18.
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“Even the government’s own doctors considered this diagnostic test necessary,” Mr. Akram stated.
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He said these reports had “intensified concerns regarding repeated delays and apparent negligence in providing Imran Khan with timely and appropriate medical care”.
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Mr. Akram rejected the government’s assertions that Mr. Khan had been receiving adequate medical care.
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Regarding the Prime Minister’s decision to constitute an inquiry committee following reports of the failure to conduct Imran Khan’s CTA, he said the move raised “serious questions as to why the medically recommended test was not conducted in the first instance.
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Why coordination between the cardiology and radiology departments had failed, and why Imran Khan was not taken to Shifa International despite the availability of the required facilities there”.
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Mr. Akram also called for the “prompt disclosure of his [Mr. Khan’s] complete medical records, reports and diagnostic results to his family, personal doctors and legal team”.
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“Imran Khan’s heart health cannot be subjected to political calculations, administrative excuses or further delay,” Mr. Akram declared.
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“Political victimisation must never be permitted to endanger a human life through the denial or postponement of essential medical care.
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The decision to take him to a facility where the required test was not conducted, despite the availability of the necessary facilities at Shifa International, has created serious concerns that the procedure was intentionally prevented,” he alleged.
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“The government and all relevant authorities will bear full responsibility for any further deterioration in his condition,” Mr. Akram warned.
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Imran Khan was arrested on August 5, 2023, in a corruption case and has remained in custody since then.
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He has been lodged in Adiala Jail, a detention facility on the outskirts of Rawalpindi.
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The PTI founder’s relatives and supporters have repeatedly alleged human rights violations and accused the authorities of restricting his access to adequate medical care, family visits and legal counsel.
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