PTI leader Latif Khosa writes to CJP, raises concerns over Imran’s medical check-up at Adiala jail in ‘secrecy’

ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Latif Khosa wrote a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi on Monday, voicing concerns over the medical examination of incarcerated party founder Imran Khan in “secrecy” at the Adiala jail on February 15 (Sunday). A team of doctors conducted the former premier’s medical check-up a day ago, following the Supreme Court’s directives that a medical team should be constituted to examine him before February 16 (today). The directive was issued after the court was informed that Imran had only 15pc vision left in his right eye. However, the PTI rejected the check-up conducted without his family and personal physicians. In his letter, Khosa raised concerns to this end, identifying himself as a counsel for Imran in a plea pertaining to the Toshakhana case against his client. He said Imran’s medical examination in “secrecy, without notice to the family or independent doctors, has given rise to serious apprehensions”. “The continued exclusion of the petitioner’s family and personal medical practitioners from information concerning his health has created unavoidable doubts. Such secrecy not only undermines confidence in the medical process but is also causing unrest and distress among his family members, friends and supporters,” the letter, seen by Dawn, stated. More to follow

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