The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has issued a statement saying its CT machine is functioning properly and can conduct diagnostic tests, including a CT coronary angiography that Imran Khan's doctors had recommended for him. Pims administration claimed that they follow clinical assessment and medical protocols in deciding which imaging procedures to use. Despite this, around a dozen CTAs have reportedly been conducted since the controversy emerged. PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram alleged that hospital officials at Pims claimed the required facility was unavailable when Imran Khan visited the hospital last week.
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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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Following reports that jailed PTI founder Imran Khan could not undergo a heart scan during a visit to the hospital last week, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) said on Tuesday that its CT machine “remains functional and continues to support diagnostic services”.
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When Imran was brought to Pims last week for an eye procedure and other diagnostic examinations, doctors recommended a CT coronary angiography (CTA), but hospital staff reportedly said the facility was unavailable.
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After undergoing other tests, he was subsequently shifted back to Adiala Jail without the CTA, which can help detect coronary blockages and assess the risk of a heart attack.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also took notice of the non-functional CTA facility at Pims and constituted an inquiry committee to determine the facts.
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Sources had earlier told Dawn that the Cardiac Centre’s conventional angiography facility at Pims was different from a CTA.
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While conventional angiography involved inserting a catheter into a blood vessel, a CTA was performed using a CT scanner.
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In the statement issued on Tuesday, the Pims administration said, “[The] CT machine, installed in 2022, remains functional and continues to support diagnostic services.”
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It said that “imaging investigations are undertaken regularly on the basis of clinical assessment, specialist advice, patient-safety considerations and prescribed medical protocols”.
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“The use of a particular imaging procedure should be viewed within its clinical context and should not be interpreted unnecessarily,” it said.
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A senior doctor at Pims, who wished not to be named, told Dawn that around a dozen CTAs had been conducted before the statement was released.
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After reports regarding the failure to conduct the test had emerged, the PTI had reiterated its demand to move Imran to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad without any delay — which the Supreme Court had also directed on August 18.
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PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram also cited details submitted to the court, saying a medical board constituted by the government had examined Imran on August 10 while a Pims cardiologist had already recommended the test for him on August 1 due to fluctuating blood pressure, palpitations, headaches, restlessness and the potential risk of cardiac complications arising from his age and prolonged isolation.
“Even the government’s own doctors considered this diagnostic test necessary,” he said.
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“Yet, when Imran was taken to Pims, the procedure was not performed.
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Hospital officials claimed that the required facility was unavailable, despite the presence of a functional CT scanner in the radiology department capable of conducting the test,” he alleged.
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