• PTI chief says he was informed only after Imran’s check-up.
• Barrister Gohar urges political solution for ongoing crisis.
• Govt says Imran would receive third injection on March 24.
  

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have renewed their demand for party founder Imran Khan to have access to his personal doctor and family, following the government’s announcement that the former premier was transferred overnight to a hospital for treatment of an eye ailment.

Imran was transferred to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) in Islamabad on late Monday, where he was administered a second dose of an anti-VEGF intravitreal injection as part of ongoing care for his diagnosed eye condition, the hospital said in the statement.

PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said the party had not been given prior notice regarding the second medical check-up of the PTI founder, reiterating that Imran’s treatment should be conducted at the Shifa International Hospital in the presence of family members and personal physicians.

Speaking to the media near Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, he said the government had mentioned a date for the examination but did not indicate that it would take place at night.

“Last night I was informed that the medical examination had been conducted and that he [Imran] had been shifted back to jail,” he added.

“There is no justification to obstruct his treatment or meetings,” Gohar said, adding that if a person is asked to be present during the PTI founder’s treatment, it should not become an issue of ego for another.

PTI has been urging the transfer of the former premier to a hospital after last month’s report revealed he was diagnosed with a serious eye condition, central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO).

Imran, 74, has been jailed since August 2023 after convictions he and his PTI call politically motivated.

Referring to the proposed ‘Imran Khan Release Force’, the PTI chief said the matter had been discussed within the party but emphasised that the party would not take any illegal or unconstitutional step.

“We are a political party and believe in political struggle. We do not believe in armed struggle or keeping militias,” he said.

Gohar maintained that the former ruling party would raise its voice at every forum — on the streets, in parliament and in the courts — but would act strictly within the Constitution and law.

“Pakistan’s problems have a political solution,” he said, adding that efforts were being made to hold negotiations, though others had not responded.

Separately, PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan demanded that the PTI founder be granted access to his personal physicians.

Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court, he questioned why the former premier was brought to and taken back from the hospital at night.

“Smugglers operate at night, not states. If the government report about his health is correct, then why so much secrecy?” he asked.

The PTI leader said that informing Gohar and the family before taking Imran to the hospital would have resolved the matter, adding that the former premier’s personal physicians never issued a political statement.

Meanwhile, the government has announced that Imran would be administered a third injection on March 24.

In a post on X, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said that the jailed former premier underwent a second procedure at Pims after showing signs of improvement following the first procedure at the same medical facility.

“Today’s process was completed successfully and after clearance from the medical team, he was shifted back to Adiala,” he added.

Prince Harry had previously asserted that his personal relationships were heavily affected by the stories published in the press, which detailed private information that only his close circle knew of.

The Duke of Sussex, who appeared in the Royal Court of Justice last month to testify against the Daily Mail publisher, reiterated his stance and emphasised that the leak didn’t come from his close circle.

As the court proceedings continued on Monday, former Mail on Sunday editor, Peter Wright, indicated to the source of Caroline Graham’s article which revealed that Harry had been “besotted” with his then girlfriend Chelsy Davy.

The ex-editor told the court that Harry’s ex-girlfriend’s identity “was given by staff” at an Argentine polo ranch, and not acquired illegally.

“My understanding was that Caroline was given Chelsy Davy’s name by staff at the ranch, with whom she or those working with her had a friendly relationship,” he said.

He also added that he had no memory of anyone approaching British Airways for the details and denied that any information had been “blagged”.

Last month, Harry gave an emotional witness statement that papers had attributed to sources and friends which drove him “paranoid beyond belief” and made him believe that the papers wanted him to “drive me to drugs and drinking to sell more of their papers”.

He was left shocked by the “extraordinary level of detail” mentioned in the story and made him feel like he was “part of an endless pursuit, a campaign, an obsession of having every aspect of my life under surveillance”.

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are ‘ready’ to speak out, as public pressure to hear their side of the story continues to grow.

The sisters have been facing scrutiny not only because of their parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson’s wrongdoings, but also their lunch meeting with Jeffrey Epstein. 

Princesses have not released a single statement since the shameful royal fallout of Andrew and Fergie. Britons were also expecting a message from them following the arrest of their father.

Now, an insider claimed that Beatrice and Eugenie are expected to break their silence in the form of a tell-all interview or a memoir to clear their standing among the public. 

“There’s a growing feeling that staying quiet is no longer an option, that there’s an obligation for them to tell their side to the right people,” Closer reported. 

The York girls indeed love their parents, but they ‘decide’ to protect their children and their future by taking control of the narrative before it too late. 

“If they [the public] were to fully grasp how horrific this has been for both Eugenie and Beatrice, they’d likely earn a lot of sympathy too, which could go a long way into helping them come back from this,” the report stated. 

But, on the other hand, Beatrice and Eugenie’s decision to speak out on public platforms, if not handled carefully, will be “upsetting” for the Palace machine and the royal family’s culture. 

“It’s also very delicate because they can’t risk upsetting” King Charles. 

The sisters must take wise measures which not only restore the public’s trust in them but also protect the monarchy.