Latif Khosa Raises Concerns With CJP Afridi Over ‘Secret’ Medical Examination of Imran Khan at Adiala Jail

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s lawyer, Latif Khosa, has urged Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to order authorities to shift the incarcerated former prime minister to Al-Shifa Hospital as he suffers from an eye condition.

In a letter sent to the apex court's top judge on Monday, the lawyer said that he was demanding his client’s transfer “for immediate treatment of his ailment, which clearly cannot be adequately treated” within Adiala jail, where he has been imprisoned since 2023.

He said Imran’s medical examination in “secrecy, without notice to the family or independent doctors, has given rise to serious apprehensions”.

“The continued exclusion of the petitioner’s family and personal medical practitioners from information concerning his health has created unavoidable doubts. Such secrecy not only undermines confidence in the medical process but is also causing unrest and distress among his family members, friends and supporters,” the letter stated.

Khosa underlined in the letter that Imran was 73 years old, and “his advancing age and declining health are matters of grave concern not only for his family but for the people of Pakistan at large”.

“Being one of the most widely supported political leaders in the country, public interest in his wellbeing is natural and unavoidable. Yet, despite this, he remains deprived of basic human necessities during a period when his medical condition demands care and transparency,” he added. He further said that “for the past few months, reports have surfaced across Pakistan raising serious concerns regarding the deterioration of the petitioner’s eyesight and overall health”.

“These reports, coupled with the continued denial of access to family members, have created deep uncertainty.”

In these circumstances, Khosa continued, the SC was approached for relief and appointed Barrister Salman Safdar as a “friend of the court” on February 10, permitting him to visit Imran in jail.