ISLAMABAD — The family of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan has strongly contested official medical declarations following his unannounced transfer to a state hospital for a fifth localized eye treatment.
Critical Updates
- Relatives dismiss official medical updates issued by state-run health administrators.
- The former prime minister received a fifth specialized injection for a retinal vascular condition.
- Relatives demand an immediate shift to an independent private medical facility for evaluation.
- The opposition highlights ongoing disruptions to legally mandated family and legal visits.
- Hospital staff report the patient’s condition as stable following the early-morning intervention.
🚨 We categorically REJECT all reports circulating in the media regarding 🇵🇰 Imran Khan.
Our doctor Dr Asim spoke to the doctors last night who explained the procedure and treatment, but as Dr Asim stated in his video there is NO way for us to verify any of this.
– Aleema Khan pic.twitter.com/SwwcO1VPzm
— Asad Nasir (@asadnasir2000) February 17, 2026
Disputed Transfers and Transparency Concerns
In a public statement, Aleema Khan revealed that family members were left in the dark regarding her brother’s early-morning relocation to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), discovering the development through social media updates from party leadership. Expressing deep skepticism over prior state assertions that the former premier’s vision had substantially recovered, she noted that the official claims contradict firsthand accounts from his legal team during prison consultations.
The family questioned why a fifth complex clinical intervention was required if previous treatments had achieved the success claimed by state officials. Criticizing the cloaked nature of the hospital transfers, they demanded an immediate independent evaluation by private specialists at a trusted facility in the capital.
Access Restrictions and Inmate Protocols
The medical dispute has intensified the ongoing friction surrounding the conditions of the former premier’s detention. His sister emphasized that despite standing judicial directives permitting regular family access, prison administrators have consistently curtailed these visits over the past eight months. She pointed out that her sister, a physician, has been denied entry since late last year.
Retinal Treatment Interventions Timeline
• Late January: Initial clinical diagnosis of vascular occlusion.
• Late February: Second specialized corrective procedure.
• Late March: Third localized medical intervention.
• Late April: Fourth targeted clinical injection.
• Mid-June: Fifth unannounced transfer for follow-up care.
Under established prison manuals and clear court orders, inmates are entitled to scheduled telephonic communication with children, weekly legal consultations, and advance notification to immediate family prior to invasive medical interventions. Hospital administrators maintained that the patient is clinically stable following the administration of the specialized injection to manage his right-eye retinal occlusion, an ailment first identified in January.
