Jailed ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan in hospital after uproar over health

Supreme court ordered transfer of ex-leader whose health is reportedly deteriorating and following public protests

Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been taken to a hospital in the country’s capital on supreme court orders after weeks of uproar about his deteriorating health.

A spokesperson for Khan’s party, Zulfikar Bukhari, said: “Imran Khan has been shifted from Adiala jail to International Shifa hospital in Islamabad following the supreme court’s order.”