Pakistan’s opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) files a contempt petition after authorities take jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a state-run hospital for a check-up. The party says the move violates a court order that specified a private hospital for his medical treatment.
Channel NewsAsia and other outlets report that the petition also asks that Khan be treated at the private hospital named by the court. Al Jazeera adds that authorities transfer Khan for examination before returning him to jail. Free Malaysia Today similarly describes PTI’s position that the government breaches the court’s instructions by using a state facility instead of the ordered private one.
While all accounts agree on the legal challenge and the alleged deviation from the court order, they differ mainly in emphasis: some focus on the contempt action itself, while others detail the sequence of the hospital check-up and the intent to return him to custody. The reports do not indicate the outcome of the petition or any response from the government within the provided text.
