ISLAMABAD: A court-appointed lawyer has recommended that jailed ex-premier Imran Khan undergo an independent and urgent ophthalmological examination, warning of the “gravity” of his deteriorating eye condition in a written report submitted to the Supreme Court and seen by Arab News on Thursday.
Barrister Salman Safdar, appointed as amicus curiae earlier this week, visited Khan at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail and later filed a detailed report on his living conditions and health. The report states that in view of the seriousness of Khan’s ocular condition, “it is imperative that the seriousness of the condition be independently ascertained without delay.”
“The undersigned recommends that the Petitioner be examined at the earliest by a team of expert ophthalmologists,” the report said.
Concerns about Khan’s health have resurfaced in recent weeks after authorities confirmed he had been briefly taken from prison to a hospital in Islamabad for an eye procedure. The government said at the time his condition was stable, while Khan’s family and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf political party complained they had not been informed in advance and alleged he was being denied timely and independent medical access.
