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title: "Khawaja Asif criticises PTI's reaction to court ruling on Imran Khan's treatment"
description: "Most outlets reported that Defence Minister Khawaja Asif criticised PTI for its response to a court ruling regarding Imran Khan’s medical treatment, noting his claim that the party’s reaction reflects a desire to secure relief for its imprisoned leader. The framing and wording of the criticism were largely consistent across the excerpts, with no additional angles or emphasis identified."
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# Khawaja Asif criticises PTI's reaction to court ruling on Imran Khan's treatment

pakistan · latest filing 19 Aug 2026, 9:48 AM PKT · 18–19 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Defence Minister Khawaja Asif criticised PTI for its response to a court ruling regarding Imran Khan’s medical treatment, noting his claim that the party’s reaction reflects a desire to secure relief for its imprisoned leader. The framing and wording of the criticism were largely consistent across the excerpts, with no additional angles or emphasis identified.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Khawaja Asif questions PTI’s reaction to court ruling](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1540608/khawaja-asif-questions-ptis-reaction-to-court-ruling/) · 19 Aug 2026, 9:48 AM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has criticized PTI’s reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision on Imran Khan’s medical treatment. He said the party’s celebrations reflect its desire to secure relief for its imprisoned leader. Read More: Khawaja Asif calls PTI’s protests dangerous, DG ISPR’s words In a statement on X, Khawaja Asif claimed PTI’s demand for an NRO […]
- **24 News HD** — [Khawaja Asif slams PTI for celebrating court verdict regarding Imran Khan's treatment](https://www.24newshd.tv/18-Aug-2026/khawaja-asif-slams-pti-celebrating-court-verdict-regarding-imran-khan-s-treatment) · 18 Aug 2026, 9:56 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over its reaction to a recent court verdict concerning the jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, saying the party's desire to secure relief for its incarcerated leader was reaching "new heights.

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Government claims full compliance with SC order on Imran Khan's medical check-up](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4310-govt-says-pti-commits-contempt-of-court-by-politicising) · 23 Aug 2026 · 8 outlets · 72% related

2 articles from 2 outlets, 18–19 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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