Opposition vows to continue sit-in until Imran shifted to Al-Shifa Hospital

RAWALPINDI: Amid concerns regarding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s health, particularly his eyesight, lawmakers from the party, along with members of the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aiyeen Pakistan (TTAP), continued their sit-in for a fourth consecutive day on Monday.

The sit-in is currently being staged at the Parliament House with National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai and Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas in attendance.

Whereas sit-ins at Parliament Lodges and KP House have ended with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and former CM Ali Amin Gandapur having left the KP House sit-in location.

The TTAP has said that the sit-ins would continue until the incarcerated former premier is shifted to Al-Shifa Eye Trust Hospital from Adiala jail.

Imran’s health has emerged as the latest point of contention between the government and the opposition comprising PTI and the TTAP alliance after a report, filed by his lawyer and SC’s amicus curiae Barrister Salman Safdar, revealed that the PTI founder was diagnosed with a serious eye condition known as central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO).

CRVO is a disorder that commonly affects older adults and is linked to underlying cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and heart disease.

Furthermore, the report stated that the former premier — who has been in jail since August 2023 — has complained of losing 85% of the vision in his right eye.

Following the report, the PTI and members of his family expressed concern about the former premier’s health and demanded that he be shifted to a hospital for treatment. Monitoring Desk