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title: "Imran Khan's sister seeks urgent Supreme Court hearing over hospital transfer"
description: "Most outlets reported that Uzma Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, has filed another application with the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing of a contempt petition regarding the alleged non-implementation of an order to transfer Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for medical treatment. Several outlets added that the petition is against government officials for failing to comply with a prior court order. A few also noted that this is a second application or emphasized the claim that Imran Khan’s health is deteriorating, based on the wording of the respective excerpts."
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# Imran Khan's sister seeks urgent Supreme Court hearing over hospital transfer

pakistan · latest filing 28 Aug 2026, 7:24 AM PKT · 25–28 Aug 2026 · 26 articles from 14 outlets over 3 developments

## How it developed

Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it.

### 27 Aug 2026 — Imran Khan's sister seeks urgent Supreme Court hearing over hospital transfer (10 outlets)

> Most outlets reported that Uzma Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, has filed another application with the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing of a contempt petition regarding the alleged non-implementation of an order to transfer Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for medical treatment. Several outlets added that the petition is against government officials for failing to comply with a prior court order. A few also noted that this is a second application or emphasized the claim that Imran Khan’s health is deteriorating, based on the wording of the respective excerpts.

- **The Nation** — [Imran Khan’s sister seeks early hearing of contempt petition](https://www.nation.com.pk/28-Aug-2026/imran-khan-s-sister-seeks-early-hearing-contempt-petition) · 28 Aug 2026, 7:24 AM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD - Uzma Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, Thursday filed another application in the Supreme Court seeking an early hearing of her contempt of court petition in the case concerning her brother’s hospital transfer.
- **Business Recorder** — [Contempt petition against govt: IK’s sister submits second application to SC for early hearing](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436777/contempt-petition-against-govt-iks-sister-submits-second-application-to-sc-for-early-hearing) · 28 Aug 2026, 7:19 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: Dr Uzma Khan, the sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, on Thursday submitted a second application to the Supreme Courtseeking the early hearing of a contempt petition against government functionaries accused of flouting the court’s directive to move the PTI founder to Shifa International Hospital for medical examination. Imran’s sister filed thesecond application, wherein she urged the ...
- **Daily Times** — [Uzma files fresh plea for early hearing of contempt plea against govt](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1544429/uzma-files-fresh-plea-for-early-hearing-of-contempt-plea-against-govt/) · 28 Aug 2026, 7:06 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Uzma Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, has filed another application in the SC seeking an urgent hearing of a contempt of court petition over the alleged non-implementation of the court’s order regarding his medical examination. According to sources, the petition states that Imran’s health is deteriorating in jail and that the matter concerning […]
- **Pakistan Today** — [Uzma Khan again seeks urgent SC hearing over alleged non-implementation of Imran's medical transfer order](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/08/27/uzma-khan-again-seeks-urgent-sc-hearing-over-alleged-non-implementation-of-imrans-medical-transfer-order) · 27 Aug 2026, 10:21 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Dr Uzma Khan moved again for an urgent Supreme Court hearing of her contempt petition, alleging the government failed to implement the Aug 18 medical transfer order for Imran Khan to Shifa Hospital.
- **Aaj News (English)** — [Imran Khan’s sister files fresh plea for urgent hearing of contempt case](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330469692/imran-khans-sister-files-fresh-plea-for-urgent-hearing-of-contempt-case) · 27 Aug 2026, 4:08 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Uzma Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, has filed another application before the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing of her contempt of court petition, sources said on Thursday. In the application, Uzma Khan said that Imran Khan’s health was deteriorating in jail and that his health and safety were matters of utmost importance. She urged the Supreme Court to order the transfer of PTI’s...
- **Dawn** — [Imran's hospital visit: Ex-PM's sister again moves SC for early hearing of contempt plea against govt](https://www.dawn.com/news/2025502/imrans-hospital-visit-ex-pms-sister-again-moves-sc-for-early-hearing-of-contempt-plea-against-govt) · 27 Aug 2026, 3:14 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: Dr Uzma Khan, the sister of incarcerated former premier Imran Khan, submitted a second application to the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday seeking the early hearing of a contempt petition against government functionaries accused of flouting the court’s directive to shift the PTI founder to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital. On August 18, a three-member SC bench issued several di...
- **Pakistan Observer** — [Imran Khan’s sister seeks urgent SC hearing over hospital transfer](https://pakobserver.net/imran-khans-sister-seeks-urgent-sc-hearing-over-hospital-transfer/) · 27 Aug 2026, 2:47 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD – Uzma Khan, sister of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, on Thursday approached the Supreme Court again,…
- **Dunya News** — [Imran Khan's sister moves SC for early hearing of contempt plea](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/969953-imran-khans-sister-moves-sc-for-early-hearing-of-contempt-plea) · 27 Aug 2026, 2:14 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Uzma Khan has again moved the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing of her contempt plea, seeking Imran Khan’s transfer to Shifa International Hospital for medical examination and treatment.
- **Minute Mirror** — [Uzma seeks urgent hearing in Imran medical case](https://minutemirror.com.pk/uzma-seeks-urgent-hearing-in-imran-medical-case-619378/) · 27 Aug 2026, 1:17 PM PKT · 71% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Dr Uzma Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, has approached the Supreme
- **Geo News** — [Imran Khan's sister moves SC for early hearing on contempt plea over hospital transfer](https://www.geo.tv/latest/679403-imran-khans-sister-moves-sc-for-early-hearing-on-contempt-plea-over-hospital-transfer) · 27 Aug 2026, 12:54 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Former prime minister Imran Khan addresses a news conference after he was wounded following a shooting incident during a long march in Wazirabad, at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital &amp; Research Centre in Lahore, Pakistan November 4, 2022. — ReutersUzma alleges August 18...

### 26 Aug 2026 — PTI re-files contempt petition over Imran Khan's hospital transfer (2 outlets)

> Most outlets reported that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) re-filed a contempt petition against the government and Adiala Jail officials for not complying with a Supreme Court order to transfer Imran Khan. One outlet noted that the petition was initially returned by the Registrar’s Office due to the absence of a list of allegations against the respondents.

- **Dunya News** — [SC takes up PTI's contempt plea over Imran Khan hospital transfer after objections](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/969647-sc-takes-up-ptis-contempt-plea-over-imran-khan-hospital-transfer-afte) · 26 Aug 2026, 7:22 AM PKT
  > The petition was returned after the Registrar’s Office raised objections, saying the application did not contain a list of allegations against the respondents.
- **Business Recorder** — [PTI re-files contempt plea against govt](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436551/pti-re-files-contempt-plea-against-govt) · 26 Aug 2026, 4:43 AM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday re-filed a contempt petition against the federal government and Adiala Jail officials for failing to comply with the Supreme Court’s order to shift Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for a comprehensive medical examination. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court Registrar’s office, after raising an objection, returned the contempt ...

### 25 Aug 2026 — Supreme Court returns contempt plea over Imran Khan's hospital transfer (10 outlets)

> Most outlets reported that the Supreme Court returned a contempt of court petition filed by Imran Khan’s sister or the PTI, citing objections from the Registrar’s Office over missing details. Several also noted that PTI refiled the petition after addressing the objections. A few outlets, such as Geo News and ARY News (English), briefly mentioned the physical location or the Registrar’s Office’s action without elaborating on the content of the petition.

- **Minute Mirror** — [SC clears hurdle in Imran hospital plea](https://minutemirror.com.pk/sc-clears-hurdle-in-imran-hospital-plea-618289/) · 25 Aug 2026, 3:09 PM PKT
  > An objection raised by the Supreme Court registrar’s office against a contempt of court petition filed by PTI
- **Aaj News (English)** — [PTI refiles contempt plea over Imran Khan’s hospital transfer](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330469382/pti-refiles-contempt-plea-over-imran-khans-hospital-transfer) · 25 Aug 2026, 2:34 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The PTI on Tuesday refiled its contempt of court petition over the alleged violation of the Supreme Court’s August 18 order for PTI founder Imran Khan’s transfer to a private hospital, after addressing objections raised by the registrar’s office. According to sources, the Supreme Court registrar’s office has assigned a case number to the petition for hearing. The petition was earlier returned a...
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Imran Khan’s party says contempt plea over hospital order refiled after court objections](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2655789/pakistan) · 25 Aug 2026, 2:08 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: The party of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that a contempt petition accusing government officials of violating a Supreme Court order on his medical treatment had been refiled after the court registrar returned the original filing over procedural objections.
- **Dunya News** — [SC takes up PTI's contempt plea over Imran Khan hospital transfer after objections](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/969647-sc-takes-up-ptis-contempt-plea-over-imran-khan-hospital-transfer-af) · 25 Aug 2026, 2:08 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The petition was returned after the Registrar’s Office raised objections, saying the application did not contain a list of allegations against the respondents
- **24 News HD** — [PTI again files contempt plea in SC in Imran Khan hospital transfer case](https://www.24newshd.tv/25-Aug-2026/pti-files-contempt-plea-sc-removing-registrar-s-objection) · 25 Aug 2026, 1:11 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > After removing the objection raised by the Supreme Court (SC) registrar, PTI on Tuesday again filed the contempt of court petition in the apex court in former prime minister Imran Khan’s hospital transfer case, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
- **Dawn** — [Imran's hospital transfer: SC returns contempt plea filed by PTI founder's sister](https://www.dawn.com/news/2025198/imrans-hospital-transfer-sc-returns-contempt-plea-filed-by-pti-founders-sister) · 25 Aug 2026, 12:58 PM PKT · 71% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court office on Tuesday returned the contempt plea filed by the sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, Dr Uzma Khan, against the violation of the court’s August 18 orders, which had directed the ex-premier’s transfer to a private hospital. Speaking to the media, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said that the SC registrar had informed him that the petition was being return...
- **ARY News (English)** — [SC Registrar’s Office ‘objects’ to PTI founder’s contempt plea over hospital transfer](https://arynews.tv/sc-registrars-office-objects-to-pti-founders-contempt-plea) · 25 Aug 2026, 12:54 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing
- **Business Recorder** — [SC registrar returns PTI’s contempt plea over Imran Khan’s transfer to PIMS](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436461/sc-registrar-returns-ptis-contempt-plea-over-imran-khans-transfer-to-pims) · 25 Aug 2026, 12:40 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Supreme Court’s registrar office has once again returned a contempt of court petition filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over the transfer of the party’s founder Imran Khan to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) instead of Shifa International Hospital for a medical examination, Aaj News reported on Tuesday. The registrar office raised objections to the petition and re...
- **Geo News** — [Supreme Court returns contempt plea over Imran Khan's hospital transfer](https://www.geo.tv/latest/679070-supreme-court-returns-contempt-plea-over-imran-khans-hospital-transfer) · 25 Aug 2026, 12:16 PM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Registrar's Office on Tuesday returned a contempt of court petition filed by the sister of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder...
- **The Express Tribune** — [Supreme Court returns contempt plea filed by Imran’s sister over hospital transfer](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2625746/supreme-court-returns-contempt-plea-filed-by-imrans-sister-over-hospital-transfer) · 25 Aug 2026, 7:08 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > PTI&nbsp;chairman says they will address the objections and file the contempt petition again

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