"A court-appointed lawyer has claimed that jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been left with just 15 percent vision in his right eye after authorities allegedly ignored his complaints for three months, adding another layer of contention over his imprisonment. Barrister Salman Safdar, appointed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) as amicus curiae (friend of the court), conducted a two-hour interview with Khan on February 10 and inspected his detention facility before submitting a detailed seven-page report to the court on Wednesday."
"The report paints a troubling picture of the 73-year-old's deteriorating health and prolonged isolation, since he was imprisoned in August 2023 on dozens of charges. It says Khan suffered rapid and substantial vision loss over the past three months while in custody under former jail superintendent Abdul Ghafoor Anjum, who was transferred in mid-January. Despite repeated complaints of persistent blurred and hazy vision, the report states that no action was taken by the jail authorities to address these complaints."
"A medical report dated February 6, 2026, diagnosed the condition as right central retinal vein occlusion. An ophthalmologist from a leading government hospital in Islamabad was eventually consulted and confirmed the diagnosis, a blood clot that can cause severe retinal damage. Safdar observed that the former premier was visibly perturbed and deeply distressed, with watery eyes requiring tissues throughout their meeting."
Barrister Salman Safdar, appointed as amicus curiae by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, interviewed Imran Khan for two hours on February 10 and inspected his detention facility. Khan has approximately 15 percent vision remaining in his right eye after three months of worsening sight while in custody. He reportedly experienced a sudden complete loss of vision in the right eye and a medical report dated February 6, 2026, diagnosed right central retinal vein occlusion. An ophthalmologist at a leading government hospital confirmed a blood clot that can cause severe retinal damage. Khan has been imprisoned since August 2023 on dozens of charges and reportedly endured prolonged isolation. An immediate independent ophthalmologic examination involving expert and personal physicians was recommended due to serious risk from further delay.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]