Sources say an Imran Khan hospital transfer is likely in the coming days, with the PTI founder expected to move from PIMS, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad, to a private hospital. The possibility follows a meeting on 9 November between PTI leaders and a key judicial figure, which covered his health and access to him. No decision has been taken on how long he would stay at the private facility, and sources said the hospital's administration has been informed.
What the sources say about the transfer
The Imran Khan hospital transfer is linked by sources to a meeting in which Barrister Gohar, Senator Ali Zafar and Salman Safdar met the judicial figure. Their talks focused on Khan's health and on who can reach him. Sources connected the orders issued afterwards, allowing two lawyers to meet him, to that same contact.
The same sources said the decision to take Khan to PIMS the previous night also followed this contact, and that Barrister Gohar had been aware of the move beforehand. The report also says the release of Khan's sisters is under consideration, and that sources indicated it could happen in the coming days. No official has confirmed this, so it remains unconfirmed.
Lawyers' visit to Adiala jail
Lawyers Salman Safdar and Latif Khosa met Khan at Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, a meeting ordered by the Islamabad High Court. Jail sources said the meeting took place in a conference room, with Khan's wife Bushra Bibi also present, and that the lawyers discussed cases and pending petitions in detail. Jail sources put the meeting at more than two hours, while Safdar said the visit was allowed for nearly three hours, from 4pm to 7pm.
Before entering the jail, Safdar said the visit was only to take instructions on cases and that there would be no political discussion. In a later statement he said Khan and Bushra Bibi gave comprehensive legal instructions, and that he would continue representing them in the central appeals in the Al-Qadir Trust case. He said Latif Khosa would assist on Bushra Bibi's eye complication and on petitions pending in the Islamabad High Court. The lawyers left without speaking to the media, jail sources said.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- 9 November: Barrister Gohar, Senator Ali Zafar and Salman Safdar meet a key judicial figure to discuss Khan's health and access to him, according to sources.
- After that meeting: orders are issued allowing two lawyers to meet Khan, according to sources.
- The night before the report: Khan is taken to PIMS hospital, a decision sources link to the same contact.
- Latest sources' account: a transfer to a private hospital is being considered and the hospital's administration has been told, but no stay period has been decided.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Imran Khan ko PIMS hospital se kisi nijee hospital mein shift kiye jane ka imkan hai, sources ke mutabiq. 9 November ko PTI ke rehnamaon ki ek ahem adalati shakhsiat se mulaqat ke baad yeh baat samne aayi. Abhi yeh faisla nahi hua ke woh kitne arse tak hospital mein rahen ge. Aam shehri ke liye iska seedha asar kam hai, lekin yeh adalati hukam aur jail mulaqaton ke silsile ko samajhne ka mauqa hai.
