Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been returned to jail after being released for a short while for medical examinations.
Islamabad, Pakistan - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was transferred back to jail early on Friday, hours after being taken to a hospital for court-ordered medical checks, the government said.
The Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that Khan, Pakistan's most popular politician, be taken to the private Shifa International Hospital in the capital Islamabad within 48 hours for treatment, after his lawyers petitioned the court over concerns that his health was poor.
The ex-cricket captain and his wife, Bushra Bibi, who is also his spiritual guide, were both sentenced late last year to 17 years in prison.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar wrote on X that Khan was instead taken to the public hospital Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, blaming the "security situation" caused by Khan's supporters at the private clinic.
