Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, 74, was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Tuesday for follow-up treatment of a right-eye condition and returned to Adiala Jail the same day. He was diagnosed in late January with right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and has been receiving monthly intravitreal anti-VEGF injections; his previous treatment was on March 23. PIMS ophthalmologists examined him before the procedure, performed optical coherence tomography (OCT) that showed clinical improvement, and administered a fourth intravitreal injection under microscopic guidance. Hospital spokespeople said he was clinically and vitally stable before, during and after the injection and was discharged with instructions for further care and follow-up. Khan’s family and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have repeatedly demanded he be moved to a private hospital and allowed to receive treatment in the presence of family and his personal doctors; PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan confirmed the check-up on X and said the party’s request for supervised care remains unanswered. Earlier, Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi underwent eye surgery at a Rawalpindi hospital on April 17 and was returned to Adiala Jail. Both were incarcerated at Adiala following their conviction in the Al-Qadir Trust case in January last year.
