SC orders formation of medical team for PTI founder Imran Khan’s eye examination, phone call with sons
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the formation of a medical team to inspect ex-premier Imran Khan’s eye and also directed that he be allowed to speak to his children — both before February 16.
The instructions came as a two-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi and including Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan resumed hearing the case regarding the PTI founder’s living conditions in Adiala jail.
The court ordered that the eye inspection and the phone calls be conducted before February 16 (Monday).
However, the bench dismissed the request that the condition of Imran’s eye — after he [underwent](https://medical procedure) a medical procedure on January 24 — be examined in the presence of his family members.
On Wednesday, PTI counsel Advocate Salman Safdar, who was appointed amicus curiae and met Imran at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, submitted a seven-page report to SC regarding Imran’s living condition in the prison.
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