The Supreme Court has ordered an eye examination for former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, who says only 15 per cent” vision was left in his right eye.
A two-member SC bench led by CJ Yahya Afridi on Thursday heard a petition challenging the trial of the former PM and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana criminal case.
After arguments concluded, the bench reserved its verdict, with the chief justice saying that an appropriate order would be issued. The court also directed authorities to allow Imran to speak with his children and ordered that both an eye examination and the phone calls take place before February 16.
It emerged that Imran underwent a medical procedure at Pims Hospital on January 24, a development confirmed days later. Emphasising the seriousness of the matter, CJP Afridi said Imran’s health was of utmost importance and sought the government’s position. Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan responded that providing medical care was the state’s responsibility.
Advocate Salman Safdar, acting as amicus curiae, submitted a report after meeting Imran in Adiala jail.
He said that Imran had lost significant vision in his right eye due to a blood clot and appeared distressed. However, the court declined to allow a family-supervised examination.
