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Dr Uzma Khan, sister of imprisoned PTI founder Imran Khan, has approached Pakistan's Supreme Court for the third time to seek an early hearing of a contempt plea against the government. The plea accuses the government of violating court orders by not transferring Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital as directed. On August 18, a three-member SC bench ordered that Imran be moved to SIH within two days for medical treatment but he was instead taken to PIMS and returned to prison. Dr Uzma's latest application highlights recent media reports of rising blood pressure levels in Imran Khan, citing potential health risks and urging the court to ensure his access to adequate healthcare and family visits.

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Dr Uzma Khan, sister of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court (SC) for a third time seeking an early hearing of her contempt plea against the federal government. The plea concerns the government's alleged violation of the court’s order to transfer Imran Khan from prison to Shifa International Hospital (SIH) in Islamabad for medical treatment. On August 18, a three-member SC bench had directed the government to move Imran to SIH within two days due to health concerns, but instead, he was taken to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and then returned to prison. Dr Uzma's latest application cites recent media reports that Imran’s blood pressure rose to 192, raising serious health concerns. She argues that without an early hearing, her brother’s fundamental rights, including access to medical care and family visits, will continue to be violated. The SC has previously denied two earlier requests for expedited hearings due to its fixation policy requiring proceedings to follow a set order.

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Dr Uzma Khan, sister of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, on Tuesday again approached the Supreme Court (SC) seeking an early fixation of the contempt plea against the federal government over alleged flouting of the court’s order to shift the ex-premier to Shifa International Hospital (SIH) for medical treatment.

left frames the government's actions as defiance of a court order
However, on that day, the SC deferred the matter in the wake of the Federal Constitutional Court’s (FCC) directives. In both denials, the registrar office had stressed that the fixation policy required proceedings to be conducted turn-wise.

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In the fresh application, Dr Uzma has stressed the urgency in the matter due to reports circulating in the media that the incarcerated leader’s blood pressure recently rose to 192 and that there were serious concerns about his health. “If an early hearing of this matter is not granted, the applicant’s and Imran Khan’s guaranteed rights will continue to be prejudiced,” the application stated, arguing that his fundamental rights, particularly with respect to health and well-being, as well as access to medical advice and facilities and family members, would continue to be violated.

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Imran's hospital transfer: Uzma seeks early fixation of contempt plea against govt for third time · assertive framing

Dr Uzma Khan, sister of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, on Tuesday again approached the Supreme Court (SC) seeking an early fixation of the contempt plea against the federal government over alleged flouting of the court’s order to shift the ex-premier to Shifa International Hospital (SIH) for medical treatment. asserted

Khan → incarcerate → treatment

On Aug 18, a three-member SC bench had directed the government to shift Imran to Islamabad’s SIH within the next two days as it heard several petitions concerning his health. asserted

it → direct → health

However, the government took the PTI founder to the government-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for a check-up and then transported him back to prison. asserted

government → take → prison

The SC’s office has already turned down Uzma’s two previous requests for an early hearing of the contempt plea, which was filed on Aug 22. asserted

which → turn → Aug

The second early hearing request was submitted after the SC had fixed the main petition for Sept 16. asserted

SC → submit → Sept

However, on that day, the SC deferred the matter in the wake of the Federal Constitutional Court’s (FCC) directives. asserted

SC → defer → directives

In both denials, the registrar office had stressed that the fixation policy required proceedings to be conducted turn-wise. asserted

proceedings → stress → denials

It noted that 94 different criminal original petitions belonging to the same category were already pending before the SC for hearing. asserted

petitions → note → hearing

Subsequently, on Tuesday, a fresh application for early hearing was filed through Advocate Uzair Karamat Bhandari on behalf of Dr Uzma, following the PTI’s claim that Imran’s blood pressure surged above 190 recently. uncertain

pressure → file → 190

Moved under Order XXXV Rules 5 and 6 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2025, the application requests the SC to order fixation of the contempt plea for next week. asserted

application → move → week

The contempt plea had named Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Islamabad Chief Commissioner Sohail Ashraf, Interior Secretary Ahmed Raza Sarwar, Punjab Inspector General Prisons Mian Salik Jalal and Adiala jail’s Superintendent Sajid Baig as respondents. asserted

plea → name → respondents

rights → stress → advice

The application stated the previous contempt plea had also sought court directives to arrange and facilitate weekly meetings between Imran and his family members, including petitioners and his other sisters, Noreen Niazi and Aleema Khan, along with his cousin Qasim Zaman. asserted

plea → state → cousin

It had also sought phone calls between Imran and his sons Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Khan twice a week. asserted

It → seek → Imran

On Sept 16, resuming the hearing on petitions concerning Imran’s health, the SC had expressed reservations over the Federal Constitutional Court’s (FCC) directive that cases pertaining to the PTI founder’s hospital transfer be fixed before it. asserted

cases → resume → it

However, the SC had deferred its own proceedings, observing that propriety demanded deferment. asserted

propriety → defer → deferment

At the time, the court said it was adjourning the proceedings for a date after three weeks, and is yet to be fixed for hearing. asserted

it → say → hearing

The FCC had issued the orders, directing the court’s office to requisition the relevant cases from the SC and fix them before it under Article 175-E of the Constitution. asserted

FCC → issue → Constitution

The directive was issued on a plea by three Adiala jail inmates seeking relief similar to that provided to Imran by the SC in the Aug 18 interim order. asserted

directive → issue → order

A three-judge SC bench, headed by Justice Shahid Waheed and including Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Ishtiaq Ibrahim, had also observed that fixing cases before the FCC requisitioned from the SC did not fall under clause 5 of Article 175-E of the Constitution. asserted

requisitioned → head → Constitution

Article 175-E, which was inserted in the Constitution through the 27th Constitutional Amendment, empowers the FCC to call for the record of any case and authorises it to decide matters involving major questions of constitutional law. asserted

it → insert → law

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