A medical board examining jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan reported improvement in his eyesight on Monday (Feb 16) and did not recommend his transfer to a hospital. According to the report, Khan’s vision in his right eye has improved from 6/36 to 6/9, while his left eye maintains 6/6 vision with glasses. The assessment was performed by a board comprising Dr Nadeem Qureshi and Dr Arif following a detailed examination at Adiala Jail.
The medical examination was ordered after Imran Khan’s lawyer claimed during a news conference that the former Pakistan cricket captain had lost most of his vision in his right eye. Safdar Khan, the lawyer, made these assertions after visiting him in jail and submitted a report to Pakistan’s chief justice and the Supreme Court outlining his concerns and requesting medical treatment for his client. “One of his eyes has only 15 per cent vision,” Safdar told a news conference in Islamabad on Thursday.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court directed the formation of a medical board to evaluate Khan’s condition and set a deadline of February 16 for submitting the report. The government, however, ignored similar orders from the top court earlier but acted this time, fearing public backlash. The report also showed that swelling had reduced in Imran’s right eye, with its thickness decreased from 550 to 350, which the report described as a sign of improvement.
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Imran Khan’s party, the PTI, has rejected the medical report. They claim he has lost 85% of his vision (leaving only 15%) and have termed the government-led examination “malicious” because his personal physicians were not allowed to be present. Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), remains incarcerated at the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. According to the lawyer and relatives, he has been held in solitary confinement for an extended period without any outside contact for months.
The PTI leader has been in custody since August 5, 2023, and has received multiple prison sentences, including 17 years on corruption charges in the Toshakhana case involving state gifts.
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