Pakistan govt to challenge court on moving ex-PM Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's government will challenge the Supreme Court's order to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital for medical checks, the law minister said. The ruling 'does not fall within the four corners of the law', Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said in a video statement shared by state broadcaster Radio Pakistan.
The government was submitting a petition for a review that would call for 73-year-old Khan's medical tests to be conducted at a government hospital, instead of a private facility as the court had ordered. 'Until such time as evidence or material is available to show that government hospitals are unable to provide this type of treatment or cannot do so, such arrangements are normally not made,' Tarar said.
The court decided that the ex-cricket captain would be moved 'within the next two days' to Shifa International Hospital in the capital Islamabad. He would also be allowed to meet with his family once a week and speak to his sons via telephone twice weekly, the court order stated. The judges warned against public gatherings within the hospital grounds or the use of information about Khan's health for political gain. — AFP