Imran Khan underwent medical procedure for eye ailment: Tarar

Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan underwent a medical procedure for an eye ailment at a hospital last week and currently he is in “good health”, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar confirmed on Thursday. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Tuesday claimed that its jailed founder was suffering from a serious eye ailment that could cause permanent damage to his eyesight if not treated promptly.

Khan, 73, was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where he has been serving a sentence after his conviction in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case. Geo News reported that Tarar, in an exclusive chat with the channel, said that eye specialists first examined Khan at Adiala Jail and advised that he should be shifted to PIMS for further assessment and treatment. Khan was hospitalised on Saturday night on doctors’ advice, Tarar said. He said that Khan’s eyes were examined again in the hospital. Former prime minister Imran Khan.