Overview
- Federal officials said a transfer from Adiala Jail toward PIMS was stopped because on‑site security could not be guaranteed during the operation that began on Friday.
- PIMS confirmed that two specialists from Shifa International took part in an eye examination of Imran Khan but described the overall move as constrained by the security situation.
- PTI leaders say the government deliberately disobeyed the Supreme Court order and have prepared a contempt petition while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa officials announced a long march to Islamabad on August 27 to escalate pressure.
- Imran Khan’s lawyer formally wrote to Adiala officials demanding that his client be allowed to sign three powers of attorney, saying refusal is harming Khan’s access to legal rights.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an official inquiry into a reportedly non‑functional facility at PIMS to establish facts and responsibility for gaps in hospital readiness.