ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its decision to transfer jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Pakistan (PTI) founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital.
The petition was filed by the Islamabad chief commissioner through the advocate general for the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
The development comes a day after the SC ordered Adiala jail authorities to transfer the PTI founder to Shifa hospital for medical assessment and treatment within two days.
Imran, 73, has remained in prison since August 2023 following convictions he and his party describe as politically motivated. Since his ouster in April 2022 following a no-confidence vote, he has faced multiple legal cases.
A day ago, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said that the federal government will challenge the Supreme Court decision that ordered authorities to move jailed former PM Imran to a private hospital.
In the petition filed today, the federal government said the Supreme Court’s August 18 interim order directing that Imran Khan be transferred to a private hospital exceeded the court’s jurisdiction and should be reviewed.
“It seems the above statutory provision escaped notice of the Honourable Court, thereby resulting in an error which is floating on the surface of the record. Had the Court taken note of the above-noted provision of law, the order under review could not have been passed. The same, therefore, merits to be reviewed,” the petition contended.
The petition further stated that Imran Khan was sentenced to three years in prison by an Additional Sessions Judge on August 5, 2023. He later filed an appeal against the sentence before the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
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