At Adiala jail
\nPTI rejects medical assessment, says it is not acceptable without presence of Khan\u2019s family and personal physicians
\n RAWALPINDI
\nA five-member team of specialist doctors on Sunday carried out a detailed medical examination of former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, as no PTI leaders showed up despite a government offer for them to witness the check-up.
\nAdiala Jail Superintendent Sajid Baig said in a statement that a team comprising specialists from different hospitals visited the jail to conduct an eye examination of the former prime minister. He said the doctors arrived with medical equipment, medicines and other necessary supplies.
\nBaig said the team performed a detailed eye check-up under the supervision of a two-member medical board and that strict security arrangements were put in place during the visit. He added that the medical team\u2019s report was expected to be compiled soon.
\nOn the other hand, PTI has rejected the government and jail authorities\u2019 handling of a recent eye examination of Khan, saying no medical assessment is acceptable without the presence of his family and personal physicians.
\nIn a statement issued by PTI\u2019s central information department, the party said it \u201cstrongly rejects\u201d the latest conduct by the government and prison administration regarding Khan\u2019s eye check-up.
\n\u201cThis matter was never about the presence or absence of party leadership,\u201d the statement said. It added that in \u201csensitive and delicate medical matters\u201d, the \u201cconstitutional, moral and legal\u201d right to decide rests with Khan\u2019s family.
\nPTI said Khan\u2019s family cannot make an informed decision unless Khan\u2019s personal doctors are present during the examination. It said inviting party leaders \u201csymbolically\u201d carries neither \u201cmoral logic\u201d nor \u201clegal justification\u201d.
\nThe party said its demand, along with Khan\u2019s family, has remained unchanged since the beginning: that Khan should be given immediate access to his personal physicians and be allowed to meet his family without delay.
\n\u201cDespite that, Khan\u2019s medical examination was conducted without taking his family and personal doctors into confidence, and in their absence. This is not only non-transparent but also raises serious questions about the government\u2019s intentions,\u201d the statement said.
\nPTI said it would not accept any such examination, nor consider any report based on it to be credible. The party also argued that Khan\u2019s eye issue is \u201chighly complex and serious\u201d and cannot be properly examined inside a prison.
\n\u201cKhan\u2019s health cannot be addressed through political manoeuvring, statements and symbolic measures. Delays, ambiguity and forcibly imposed decisions are unacceptable in a case involving a former prime minister whose eyesight faces severe risks,\u201d it added.
\nThe party demanded that treatment begin immediately in the presence of Khan\u2019s family and personal doctors, warning that any other process would not be viewed as transparent, reliable or acceptable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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