Imran Khan’s ‘vision loss’: Pakistan Supreme Court orders medical board to examine jailed former Premier
The Hindu
Pakistan's Supreme Court orders a medical board to assess Imran Khan's vision loss and allow communication with his children.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday (February 12, 2026) ordered authorities to set up a medical board to examine jailed former Premier Imran Khan’s eyes following a report about vision loss in one of them.
The Supreme Court also ordered authorities to allow the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder to speak with his children.
Khan has been in jail since August 5, 2023, when he was arrested at his Lahore residence after his conviction in a corruption case. Currently, he is incarcerated at the high-security Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.
A two-member Bench comprising Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan resumed hearing a case about the living conditions of the 73-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician and ordered a detailed check-up before February 16.
Last month, Khan was rushed to a hospital in Islamabad, where a medical procedure for an eye ailment was performed. However, his party has been raising concerns about his health. “The issue of Imran’s health is most important,” Justice Afridi said during the hearing, adding that “intervention was necessary”.
The Court also ordered that Khan should be allowed to hold a phone call with his children.
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