{"id":41754,"date":"2026-02-25T15:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41754"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:04:34","slug":"aleema-criticises-pti-leadership-over-silence-on-imrans-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41754","title":{"rendered":"Aleema criticises PTI leadership over silence on Imran’s health"},"content":{"rendered":"
Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, on Wednesday strongly criticised the party leadership for its inaction regarding her brother\u2019s release from prison and his deteriorating health, saying those unable to shoulder the burden of the founder\u2019s narrative should step aside.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe party seems relaxed as if the founder\u2019s treatment has already been completed. We are not seeing any action from PTI on his health matters. Enough is enough \u2013 anyone who cannot carry the weight of the founder\u2019s narrative should step aside,\u201d she said, while speaking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court.<\/p>\n

Imran has been in custody since August 2023, serving a sentence at Adiala Jail in a \u00a3190 million corruption case. He also faces pending trials under the Anti-Terrorism Act in connection with protests on May 9, 2023.<\/p>\n

Read More: Khosa raises concern over Imran health<\/p>\n

The PTI has intensified calls for his release after a medical report submitted to the court stated that vision in his right eye had dropped to 15 per cent. Government officials, however, maintain that he is receiving appropriate medical care.<\/p>\n

Aleema further emphasised that no decisions or statements regarding Imran\u2019s health should be made without her family\u2019s consent. \u201cThe party should not issue any statements or make decisions about the founder\u2019s health without our permission,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She also criticised the party for failing to respond to claims made by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. \u201cThe information we are receiving from Mohsin Naqvi should have been shared with us by Barrister Gohar,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Read More: Medical board reports improvement in Imran Khan\u2019s eye condition<\/p>\n

Aleema accused the government of pressuring the official doctors treating her brother. \u201cWe have been informed that government doctors are being pressured. We will now communicate our message to the party not in private, but in front of the media,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She also questioned why Imran Khan\u2019s lawyers were not ensuring his cases were heard in court. \u201cWe sit for hours in court, but Justice Dogar does not take up the cases. He was brought in from the Lahore High Court specifically for this purpose \u2013 to avoid taking up Imran\u2019s cases,\u201d she alleged.<\/p>\n

Earlier, speaking outside the Supreme Court (SC), Barrister Gohar said that over the past year, he and other party members had visited the Islamabad High Court (IHC) 17 times and the Supreme Court (SC) 14 times.<\/p>\n

“Our sole demand is that the founder’s cases be scheduled and heard in court,” he said. “We have filed a petition in the SC seeking access for Imran’s lawyers, family, and doctors to visit him while the cases are pending.”<\/p>\n

He also mentioned that another petition related to Imran\u2019s treatment had been filed with the SC. Senior lawyer Latif Khosa had submitted a request to the Registrar of the SC by post, with confirmation that the petition would be processed.<\/p>\n

Gohar outlined that two major cases, the Al-Qadir and Toshakhana cases, were still pending in the IHC. “In the Al-Qadir case, the sentence was handed down on January 17, 2025, but according to judicial policy, a decision should have been reached within 35 to 60 days. Yet, more than a year has passed with no hearing scheduled,” he added.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Gohar criticised the delay in the hearing of cases involving Bushra Bibi. “Today, the Chief Justice of the IHC was approached to expedite the scheduling of the cases, but there was no positive response from the bench,” he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Imran was brought to PIMS for follow up eye-treatment i.e. second dose of anti VEGF intra vitreal injection in the wee hours of Tuesday. Prior to the procedure, he was examined by a board of specialists, which included consultant cardiologist who also performed echocardiography and ECG.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Imran agreed to apologise over May 9<\/p>\n

Last week, a medical board that examined him reported an improvement in his eyesight and did not recommend transferring him to a hospital. According to his medical report, his vision in his right eye has improved from 6\/36 to 6\/9, while his left eye retains 6\/6 vision with the use of glasses. The assessment was conducted by Dr Nadeem Qureshi and Dr Arif, following a detailed examination at Adiala Jail.<\/p>\n

According to the medical report, the anterior segment of both eyes was normal and the cornea was clear. It noted mild intragel haemorrhage at the edge of the right eye and moderate retinal haemorrhage in all four quadrants. Swelling in the macula of the right eye was subsiding, with macular thickness reduced from 550 to 350 microns.<\/p>\n

The board outlined ongoing medication and treatment and recommended OCT angiography and fundus fluorescein angiography after completion of anti-VEGF therapy, the report added, while no recommendation was made for Imran\u2019s transfer to a hospital.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, on Wednesday strongly criticised the party leadership for its inaction regarding her brother\u2019s release from prison and his deteriorating health, saying those unable to shoulder the burden of the founder\u2019s narrative should step aside. \u201cThe party seems relaxed as if the founder\u2019s treatment has already […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}