Summary Federal Minister Attaullah Tarar said Imran Khan was declared medically fit after a detailed hospital examination and returned to Adiala Jail at around 5am on August 21.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Foreign Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Friday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan was taken to hospital for a detailed medical examination under appropriate security arrangements following a Supreme Court decision.
In a statement shared on X, Tarar said Khan was taken to the hospital during the night between August 20 and 21, 2026.
He said a team of qualified doctors, including specialists in ophthalmology, cardiology and general medicine, conducted a comprehensive examination of the former prime minister and declared him medically fit.
— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) August 21, 2026
Tarar said Khan’s sister, Uzma Khan, remained present throughout the medical examination and treatment process.
After the medical procedures were completed, Khan was transferred back to Adiala Jail at around 5:00am on August 21, the minister said.
Earlier, sources said the government early Friday sent former prime minister Imran Khan back to Adiala Jail from Shifa Hospital, where he was brought for a medical checkup late Thursday night.
According to jail sources, Khan was taken back to his cell by the police under tight security.
He was shifted to the hospital under tight security. Also, large contingents of police were deployed outside the hospital for security.
Sources said that arrangements had been finalised for the PTI founder's treatment at the hospital and a team of doctors had been formed for his medical examination.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had directed the government to move Khan to hospital from jail.
A three-judge bench ordered that Khan be taken to Shifa Hospital in the federal capital within the next 48 hours.
The government filed a review petition but the the Supreme Court Registrar’s Office raised objections to the review petition and returned it.
The Registrar's Office said the petition was submitted without complete record.
The petition was filed by the Islamabad chief commissioner through the Islamabad advocate general, seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s August 18 interim order.
The government argued that the order directing Imran Khan’s transfer to the hospital went beyond the court’s jurisdiction and therefore required reconsideration.
