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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said, meeting a longstanding demand of his party and family, who had raised concerns about his health.⁣ ⁣ Cricketer-turned-politician Khan, 73, has been in jail since August 2023, convicted in a string of cases that he says were politically driven following his ouster in 2022.⁣ ⁣ His sons repeatedly expressed concern regarding his deteriorating health last year, with his lawyers saying he had lost significant vision in his right eye while in prison.⁣ ⁣ 'It's a very welcome order and we wish it had happened sooner so his eye and general health would not have deteriorated this much,' PTI spokesperson Zulfikar Bukhari said.⁣ ⁣ The court has directed Khan be moved to Shifa International Hospital within 48 hours and remain there until September 16, Khan's spokesperson Naeem Haider Panjutha said on X.⁣ ⁣ Since he lost power in a no-confidence vot...

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