Imran Khan returned to prison after hospital visit
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was returned to prison after a brief hospital examination ordered by the Supreme Court, the BBC, Al Jazeera and Guardian reported. Khan, imprisoned for more than three years, was taken to a hospital in Islamabad amid growing concern about his reported health problems.
Why it matters
The brief transfer leaves questions about Khan's access to medical care unresolved as his imprisonment remains a major political issue.
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Part of the August 21, 2026 brief.