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TTAP Ends Parliament Sit-in, Demands Medical Access for Imran Khan
TTAP ended its Parliament sit-in over Imran Khan’s health but renewed demands for access to his personal doctors and family meetings. SC adjourned key cases and denied Latif Khosa’s request to meet the PTI founder.
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by News Desk
2026-02-18
TTAP Ends Parliament Sit-in, Demands Medical Access for Imran Khan

The opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-i-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Wednesday announced the end of its days-long sit-in outside Parliament House, staged over concerns regarding former prime minister Imran Khan’s health.

However, the alliance reiterated its demand that the PTI founder be granted immediate access to his personal physicians and allowed meetings with family members in jail.

Speaking to the media after a Supreme Court hearing, Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, flanked by National Assembly opposition leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai, PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan and PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, said there was a “minor improvement” in Imran’s health condition.

“Thanks to God, there is a slight improvement compared to the earlier situation when the vision had gone completely — just a little bit,” Abbas said. However, he criticised the government for not taking Imran’s family or personal doctors into confidence.

The senator reiterated the demand that Imran’s longtime physicians — Dr Aasim Yusuf and Dr Faisal Sultan — be allowed to independently examine him. He also stressed the importance of granting the former premier regular jail meetings with his sisters.

As the holy month of Ramazan approaches, Abbas announced that TTAP would conclude its sit-in for now but warned that further measures could be adopted in the next phase if concerns remained unaddressed.

The alliance described the family’s demand for treatment at Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital as “genuine”, arguing that independent doctors there could provide transparent medical care. Abbas also alleged negligence by Adiala jail authorities in providing timely treatment when reports first emerged of vision loss in Imran’s right eye, calling it a matter that may be taken to court.

Supreme Court Proceedings

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court resumed hearings on multiple petitions related to the former premier. A three-member bench headed by Justice Hashim Khan Kakar, and comprising Justices Salahuddin Panhwar and Ishtiaq Ibrahim, heard arguments concerning Imran’s eligibility to contest elections and other pending cases.

During the hearing, PTI leader Latif Khosa requested a meeting with the jailed party founder, but the bench declined. Justice Kakar remarked that the court could not issue such an order in a criminal matter not fixed before it. The bench later dismissed Khosa’s request and adjourned several cases indefinitely.

The court also issued notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in one matter and postponed proceedings in appeals related to the cipher case and a Rs10 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his tenure as Punjab chief minister.

‘Free Imran Khan Force’ Announced

Separately, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced the formation of a “Free Imran Khan Force” aimed at launching what he termed a peaceful public movement for the PTI founder’s release.

Addressing a press conference outside the Supreme Court, Afridi said the force would include youth, professionals and members from PTI’s various wings, including the Insaf Students Federation. He added that membership cards would be issued within days and that Imran would dissolve the force upon his release.

Medical Controversy

TTAP earlier issued five “immediate and unconditional” demands, including complete and confidential access for Imran’s personal doctors, certified copies of all medical reports, and written clarification from the government regarding any alleged delays in treatment.

According to a medical report prepared by a team that examined Imran earlier this month, his unaided vision was recorded as 6/24 partial in the right eye and 6/9 in the left. With corrective glasses, the report stated, his vision improved to 6/9 partial in the right eye and 6/6 in the left. However, the PTI leadership and family members rejected the findings, maintaining that independent evaluation was necessary.

The TTAP framed its protest as a constitutional and humanitarian issue rather than a political campaign, asserting that transparency in the former premier’s medical care was a fundamental responsibility of the state.

While the sit-in has ended for now, opposition leaders signalled that further action remains possible if their demands are not met.
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