# Ex-Pakistan PM Khan returned to jail after hospital checks

https://mins.news/en/item/28207

- France 24, 2026-08-21 09:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260821-ex-pakistan-pm-khan-taken-back-to-jail-after-hospital-checks

> Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was taken back to jail early Friday, several hours after a court-ordered medical examination at a hospital, the government said. The Supreme Court had directed that he be sent to a private Islamabad hospital for treatment within 48 hours after his lawyers raised concerns about his health. Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were both sentenced to 17 years in prison late last year.

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