Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has received eye treatment, according to a hospital statement, although a spokesman for the ex-cricket star complained he was not allowed to see his personal doctor.
Khan has been in jail since 2023 and was sentenced late last year along with his wife to 17 years on corruption charges they both deny. The 73-year-old’s family and lawyer say he has lost most of the vision in his right eye.
Khan was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) in Islamabad for a second dose of eye injections, the hospital said.
“Khan was found to be clinically stable,” it added.
However, Khan’s press adviser Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari said that “access should be granted to his personal physician and family”.
Last week, more than a dozen concerned international cricket captains urged the Islamabad government to give him “adequate” medical treatment.
Khan, who served as Pakistan’s prime minister from 2018 to 2022 before being removed in a no-confidence vote amid tensions with the military, has since faced multiple corruption and other legal cases. — AFP
