Islamabad, August 25, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The registrar’s office of Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday returned a contempt petition filed by Uzma Khan, sister of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, alleging non-compliance with the apex court’s August 18 order concerning his hospitalisation.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Gohar Ali Khan told reporters outside the Supreme Court that the August 18 order had not been implemented and that the party had sought an early hearing of its contempt petition.
Gohar said he met the Supreme Court registrar and was informed that objections had been raised against the petition. The file was subsequently returned to the party, he said, adding that PTI would address the objections and refile the contempt plea.
PTI had filed the contempt petition on August 22, alleging violation of the Supreme Court’s direction to shift Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital.
In its August 18 order, the apex court had directed authorities to transfer the PTI founder to Shifa International Hospital and facilitate weekly meetings between him and his family.
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The Pakistani government has separately filed a review petition before the Supreme Court, describing the August 18 order as “discriminatory in nature”, according to reports.
Imran Khan has been imprisoned since August 2023 following convictions in multiple cases, which PTI has described as politically motivated. He was removed as prime minister in 2022 through a no-confidence vote and has since faced several legal cases, including matters concerning state gifts and an unlawful marriage case.
Concerns over his detention and medical care have also been raised by UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards.
Last month, Edwards said reports about Khan’s detention conditions and access to medical care were concerning. She called for humane conditions and for Khan to be allowed access to medical examination and treatment of his choice.
In a LinkedIn post, Edwards said Khan had spent 33 months in near-total solitary confinement in a small, windowless cell under round-the-clock CCTV. She said he was at times denied exercise and meaningful human contact for more than two weeks continuously, which she said exceeded the standards set by the Mandela Rules.
Edwards also cited reports that Khan was being denied proper medical care and was suffering from serious health problems, including issues related to a spinal injury sustained in a 2013 accident and bullet wounds from a November 2022 assassination attempt.
She separately expressed concern over the detention conditions of Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, and urged Pakistan to ensure that she receives appropriate medical treatment in accordance with international law.
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