Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party has filed a contempt petition against the Shehbaz Sharif government in Islamabad after authorities sent him to a state-run hospital instead of the private facility ordered by the Supreme Court. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has also condemned the state-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for failing to conduct a medically recommended diagnostic test on the 73-year-old cricketer-turned-politician despite the availability of a functional CT scanner on the premises, Dawn newspaper reported.
Khan was taken to PIMS last week for an eye procedure and other diagnostic examinations. He was subsequently returned to Adiala jail without undergoing the test. Following PTI’s protest, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif last week formed an inquiry committee, headed by the establishment division secretary, to establish facts and fix responsibility.
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 Khan’s age and prolonged isolation. Akram said a government medical board had examined Khan on August 10 following complaints of heart palpitations and severe headaches. Earlier reporting noted: 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. Khan was taken to PIMS on Friday (August 21) for an eye procedure and other diagnostic examinations.
“The petition seeks action against the prime minister, law minister, information minister, and other government officials,” said Naeem Panjutha, a legal adviser for Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. Doctors reportedly recommended a CTA of the heart, but hospital officials said the required facility was unavailable. “…This cannot be dismissed as an isolated administrative lapse; it reflects a deeply troubling pattern,” Akram said, adding that required specialist facilities were available at Shifa International Hospital. “Even the government’s own doctors considered this diagnostic test necessary,” Akram stated. He said these reports had “intensified concerns regarding repeated delays and apparent negligence in providing Imran Khan with timely and appropriate medical care. Earlier reporting noted: PTI demands immediate cardiac care for Imran Khan at Shifa Hospital 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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