ISLAMABAD: The PTI has voiced concern over the condition of its jailed founder Imran Khan, after it emerged that he had received another round of treatment for his eye ailment on Tuesday.

According to a spokesperson for the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), the former prime minister was discharged on Tuesday morning after receiving a fourth intravitreal anti-VEGF injection.

Mr Khan was last administered similar treatment on March 23. His eye ailment — described as a “right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO)” — came to light in late January.

His first medical procedure was carried out on January 24, and he was administered the second dose on February 24.

According to the Pims spokesperson, Mr Khan, 74, was examined by ophthalmologists and was found to be clinically stable prior to the procedure.

The spokesperson said that “optical coherence tomography was performed, which showed clinical improvement”.

“After obtaining informed consent and under standard monitoring, adopting all standard precautionary measures and protocols in the operating theatre, he was injected with a fourth dose of intravitreal injection under the guidance of microscopy by the surgeons,” the spokesperson added.

“The procedure was performed as a day care surgery. During the course of his stay, he remained vitally stable before, during and after the procedure and was discharged along with instructions for further care and follow-up advice and documents,” the hospital spokesperson said.

PTI concerned

PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan also confirmed in a post on X that Mr Khan was taken to Pims last night for an eye injection and a medical check-up.

“Whatever the treatment, our concern remains unanswered,” Barrister Gohar said, referring to PTI’s call for Mr Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi to be moved to a hospital for “treatment under the supervision of personal doctors accompanied by family members”.

In a separate statement, party spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram condemned the government’s attitude and demanded that the country’s most popular leader be immediately shifted to Shifa International Hospital to receive the best possible medical treatment under the supervision of his personal physicians.

He claimed that reports have surfaced indicating that Imran Khan appeared weaker than before, with complaints of dental pain and deteriorating vision, which he described as alarming and concerning.

Mr Akram said these reports contradict the authorities’ claims of Imran Khan’s good health. He added that the secrecy surrounding his treatment has further raised suspicions, noting that he was often taken to Pims late at night without prior intimation to his family, lawyers, or party leadership.

The opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) also criticised the decision to take Mr Khan to hospital in the absence of his personal physicians and family members.

Published in Dawn, April 29th, 2026