ISLAMABAD: Lawyers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan have moved a Pakistani high court to suspend his 17-year prison term in a graft case and release the ex-premier on grounds of his deteriorating health, Khan’s party said on Saturday. The development follows a rare prison visit earlier this week by Barrister Salman Safdar, appointed as amicus curiae by the Supreme Court, to assess Khan’s health and living conditions at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail. In his report, Safdar stated the ex-premier had suffered a significant loss of sight in his right eye.

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…

Pakistan's Supreme Court orders a medical board to assess Imran Khan's vision loss and allow communication with his children.