Detention “does not comply with the law,” said Justice Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar in a video shared on the social network X by the state broadcaster Radio Pakistan.
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The government will file a request to review the decision requiring that 73-year-old I. Khan’s medical tests be conducted in a public hospital rather than a private institution, as ordered by the court.
“Unless there is evidence or material showing that public hospitals cannot provide such treatment or are unable to do so, such decisions are generally not made,” said A. N. Tarar.
A three-judge panel on Tuesday decided that the politician will be transferred to the international Shifa hospital in the capital Islamabad “within the next two days.”
He will also be allowed to meet with his family once a week and speak with his sons by phone twice a week, according to the court ruling.
I. Khan’s personal doctor Faisal Sultan and nurse and doctor Uzma Khan “will be allowed to participate in the prisoner’s medical examination and treatment.”
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The judges warned against holding public gatherings on the hospital grounds and using information about I. Khan’s health for political purposes, cautioning that the ruling could be revoked due to any violations.
The next hearing is scheduled for September 16.
I. Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in prison at the end of last year on charges related to multiple crimes.
He claims the charges were politically motivated.
This year, he received eye treatment in the hospital – his family and lawyer said he nearly lost sight in his right eye.
The former captain of Pakistan’s cricket team served as prime minister from 2018 to 2022. He was removed through a no-confidence vote amid a political crisis caused by tensions between his government and the powerful military of this South Asian country.
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His arrest in May 2023 sparked nationwide protests.
