Pakistan challenges top court order to move Imran Khan to private hospital

Government files a review of Supreme Court order, arguing that the jailed ex-PM should be examined at a public hospital.Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani government has challenged a Supreme Court order to move jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a private hospital for medical treatment.The office of the chief commissioner in capital Islamabad filed a review petition on Wednesday, a day after the top court ordered prison authorities to move Khan from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital within two days.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Pakistan top court orders Imran Khan’s hospital transfer amid access battlelist 2 of 4Imran Khan’s sister rejects Pakistan gov’t claim jailed ex-PM’s health finelist 3 of 4Pakistan’s Khan in jail for 3 years: PTI rallies over ‘arbitrary detention’list 4 of 4Clashes on anniversary of Imran Khan imprisonmentend of listThe Supreme Court directed the authorities to form a medical board of five specialists and allow Khan’s sister, Uzma Khan, and his personal physician, Faisal Sultan, to take part in his treatment.The court also allowed Khan weekly family meetings and phone calls twice a week with his two...