Senior journalist Aftab Iqbal on Tuesday voiced concern over reports that jailed PTI founder Imran Khan was suffering from an eye infection.
In a video post on his Instagram account, Aftab Iqbal said that he learned from the media about the former premier’s eye infection.
“If true, it is worrying,” said Iqbal and also questioned the timing of the news.
He questioned how the news came out when no bod is allowed to meet him?
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“According to medical experts who reportedly checked him in jail, this is an extremely sensitive and serious medical condition which, if not treated promptly and properly, carries a high risk of permanent damage to his eyesight,” read a post on the party’s official X account.
The former ruling party claimed Adiala jail administration was insisting that the treatment for the infection be carried out inside the jail, despite an attending specialist doctor saying that such treatment was “not possible in jail and that it requires an operation theatre and specialised medical facilities”.
The PTI stated that the attitude put Khan’s “eye vision and his overall health in grave danger”.
The party stated that the former prime minister was last granted access to his personal physician in October 2024, terming the move “a blatant violation of court orders and a gross breach of fundamental human rights”.
The PTI demanded that Khan be immediately allowed to have an unrestricted meeting with his family and close associates to reassure them about his condition.
The party further demanded that the former prime minister be allowed to be admitted to “Shaukat Khanum Hospital or to any other reputable hospital of his own choice, where he can receive proper treatment”.
The PTI warned that the responsibility of any potential permanent damage to Khan’s eyesight would lie with the government and the jail administration.
Shaukat Khanum Hospital administration later requested that a team from the hospital be granted immediate access to Khan for his treatment.
