{"id":62528,"date":"2026-11-11T06:10:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T06:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-back-in-jail-after-medical-treatment-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T06:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T06:10:40","slug":"former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-back-in-jail-after-medical-treatment-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-back-in-jail-after-medical-treatment-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan back in jail after medical treatment, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"picture verticle\"><picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\" sizes=\"960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/607lfi\/article71688487.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/2026-08-22T075630Z_53365820_RC2ZVZ9XQ8SB_RTRMADP_3_PAKISTAN-POLITICS-KHAN.JPG\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)\" sizes=\"640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/607lfi\/article71688487.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/2026-08-22T075630Z_53365820_RC2ZVZ9XQ8SB_RTRMADP_3_PAKISTAN-POLITICS-KHAN.JPG\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)\" sizes=\"400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/607lfi\/article71688487.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_660\/2026-08-22T075630Z_53365820_RC2ZVZ9XQ8SB_RTRMADP_3_PAKISTAN-POLITICS-KHAN.JPG\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" sizes=\"320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/607lfi\/article71688487.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_320\/2026-08-22T075630Z_53365820_RC2ZVZ9XQ8SB_RTRMADP_3_PAKISTAN-POLITICS-KHAN.JPG\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" alt=\"Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File\" title=\"Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" class=\"lead-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">\n                    Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File<br \/>\n                                          | Photo Credit: Reuters\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-body-71688472\">\n<div class=\"schemaDiv\" id=\"schemaDiv\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/tag\/371-244\/\" target=\"_self\">Pakistan<\/a>\u2019s former Prime Minister Imran Khan \u200bwas taken to hospital in Islamabad late on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) \u200cfor medical treatment and returned to \u200bprison, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Khan, who is \u2060imprisoned in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, had an eye check-up at the Pakistan Institute of Medical \u200cSciences (PIMS), one of the officials said on Wednesday (November 11).<\/p>\n<div class=\"also-read print-hide\" data-ga-label=\"AlsoReadArticle\">\n<div class=\"element\">\n<div class=\"picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/obpndw\/article71575911.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/2026-10-12T124418Z_1755496547_RC2L1OAJC9H5_RTRMADP_3_PAKISTAN-POLITICS.JPG\" data-original=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/obpndw\/article71575911.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/2026-10-12T124418Z_1755496547_RC2L1OAJC9H5_RTRMADP_3_PAKISTAN-POLITICS.JPG\" alt=\"\" data-device-variant=\"SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE\" class=\"media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe had some blood \u200cpressure issues &#8230; and was given required treatment \u200clast \u2060night. He has been shifted \u2060back to his prison cell,\u201d the person said.<\/p>\n<p>The cricketer-turned-politician has faced multiple corruption charges since he lost power \u200bin a no-confidence vote \u200cin 2022, and has been in prison for more than three years. All of Khan\u2019s convictions bar one have been suspended \u200cor overturned, with appeals pending. He \u200bdenies wrongdoing and says the charges are politically motivated, a claim the government \u2060denies.<\/p>\n<p>Khan\u2019s lawyers say the 74-year-old\u2019s health has deteriorated in prison and that he has \u200clost significant vision in his right eye.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first known instance of Khan being taken to hospital for treatment and returned to jail since August, when his hospital visit was cut short.<\/p>\n<div class=\"also-read print-hide\" data-ga-label=\"AlsoReadArticle\">\n<div class=\"element\">\n<div class=\"picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/ulmz08\/article71372676.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/Pakistan_Imran_Khan_82865.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/ulmz08\/article71372676.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/Pakistan_Imran_Khan_82865.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-device-variant=\"SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE\" class=\"media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Pakistani \u200ccourt has also ordered jail authorities to allow Khan\u2019s \u200blegal team to see him and his wife, his party said.<\/p>\n<p>His \u2060party\u2019s deputy chairman, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, was also taken \u2060to hospital in the eastern city of Lahore from a jail \u200cin the same city on Tuesday (November 10). He remains in hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"update-publish-time article-published-time-end\">\n<p class=\"publish-time-new\"> Published <span>&#8211; November 11, 2026 11:17 am IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-back-in-jail-after-medical-treatment-sources-say\/article71688472.ece\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan\u2019s former Prime Minister Imran Khan \u200bwas taken to hospital in Islamabad late on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) \u200cfor medical treatment and returned to \u200bprison, sources said. Khan, who is \u2060imprisoned in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, had an eye check-up at the Pakistan Institute [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}