What is happening to @imrankhanPTI is an abuse on every conceivable level.
Passively monitoring the situation is plainly not enough. It is time for active diplomacy.
-An urgent letter to Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband
Imran Khan transferred from prison to hospital.
His crime: winning an election the military backed government did not want him to win.
Imran Khan should be free. The West stays silent. End the military’s political imprisonment of the opposition.
The sister of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan says he told her he was being tortured in jail.
Dr Uzma Khan met her brother after he was taken to hospital for a checkup under a court order, before being quickly returned to prison.
Imran Khan has become “a symbol of democratisation in a country that has been pillaged for decades by a military junta.”
Why is Khan still behind bars – and what happens next? Read the full column from @DanielJHannan 👇
https://t.co/4JsmtgMLEO
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to be shifted from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad under a Supreme Court order for medical examination and treatment.
As anticipation grows over his transfer, supporters have been seen scattering flower petals along roads outside the hospital, welcoming the possibility of Khan arriving there.
The Supreme Court had ordered the transfer within 48 hours, while the government has challenged the portion of the order requiring treatment at a private hospital.
🚨 BREAKING | Pakistan
Nation on edge as jailed former PM Imran Khan’s transfer from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, remains awaited.
Supreme Court ordered the move within 48 hours on Aug 18 amid health concerns (blood pressure, anxiety & eye issues). Medical board including personal physicians to oversee treatment. Stay till at least Sept 16.
Security tight around hospital. Routes restricted. All eyes on implementation.
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