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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Imran Khan’s sons say former Pakistan prime minister may not survive prison

Imran Khan might not survive his solitary confinement in prison, his sons said, amid mounting concern over the former Pakistani prime minister’s deteriorating health.

Following a Supreme Court order, Khan, 73, was taken to a hospital last week, but brought back to the Adiala prison in Rawalpindi just hours later. The jailed leader’s UK-based sons, Sulaiman Khan and Kasim Khan, claimed that the military-backed government defied the court which had directed him to be examined at a private hospital. He was taken to a state-run facility instead.

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