Pakistan Moves Khan to Hospital Under Court Order — Then Challenges It

Pakistan's government transferred jailed former PM Imran Khan, 73, from prison to a private hospital on 20 August 2026 after a Supreme Court order citing blood-pressure concerns. Officials complied but petitioned against using a private facility over a public one. Khan, detained since August 2023 on corruption convictions he calls politically motivated, must stay hospitalised until at least his 16 September hearing. The friction between compliance and challenge highlights recurring government-court tension over Khan's detention.