Imran's health: PTI KP chief calls for province-wide protests after Friday prayers

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Junaid Akbar has called on party workers and the public to stage protests across the province after Friday prayers.

According to Akbar, demonstrations will be held outside press clubs throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to voice concern over what he described as the “worrying situation” regarding party leader Imran Khan’s health.

He urged workers and supporters to turn out in large numbers to express solidarity with their leader.

“The nation should come out for its leader. Imran Khan endured imprisonment for our sake; now it is our turn to raise our voice for his health,” he said.

The PTI leadership has directed supporters to ensure the protests remain peaceful while appealing for maximum participation.

The Supreme Court has received separate reports from PTI counsel Salman Safdar and the superintendent of Adiala Jail detailing the prison conditions of former prime minister Imran Khan.

The lawyer — appointed as amicus curiae — met Imran at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Tuesday and later submitted a seven-page account to the court. The document outlines his interaction with the PTI founder, the state of his cell and living compound, available facilities, and his own process of entering the prison.

According to the report, Safdar recorded several health-related concerns raised by Imran, including issues with his eyesight. He quoted the PTI founder as saying that “despite the treatment administered (including an injection), he has been left with only 15 per cent vision in his right eye”.