Islamabad chief commissioner again moves SC against ‘discriminatory’ order to shift Imran to private hospital
- Posted on August 21, 2026
- By Dawn
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In brief
Pakistan's Islamabad chief commissioner has escalated legal proceedings before the Supreme Court, challenging what officials characterize as a discriminatory administrative directive regarding the relocation of a prominent prisoner to a private medical facility. The petition contends that approving such exceptional arrangements could create widespread precedent, potentially overwhelming the judicial system with comparable requests from the incarcerated population that cannot be uniformly accommodated.
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Islamabad chief commissioner again moves SC against ‘discriminatory’ order to shift Imran to private hospital
Petition argues order will open ‘floodgates’ for prisoners seeking similar relief that cannot be granted.
