Imran's vision almost normal now, Adiala jail authorities tell Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: Adiala jail authorities submitted a report to the Supreme Court on Monday, stating that former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan’s eye condition had improved significantly and his vision was almost normal now.

The report was submitted a day before the court was set to commence the hearing of Imran Khan’s plea for his treatment at Islamabad’s Shifa International. The jailed ex-premier, who has been in jail since August 2023, has been taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) in Islamabad for eye treatment multiple times after his eye ailment — right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) — came to light in late January.

Meanwhile, the PTI and the government have been engaged in a blame game, with the latter accusing the former of a lack of transparency in not ensuring appropriate treatment for Imran. The opposition has also demanded that the former premier be shifted to Shifa International Hospital, be treated in the presence of his personal physicians and allowed to meet his family.

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