Bushra Bibi taken to hospital, says PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar
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Bushra is serving a seven-year sentence in the £190 million corruption case. In December 2025, she was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment in the Toshakhana 2 case, which revolved around the purchase of an expensive jewelry set gifted to Imran by the Saudi crown prince during his May 2021 visit. The PTI has expressed concern over reports about her health, demanding that she be taken to a hospital for diagnosis and treatment.
“I was informed [through] a message that Bushra [Bibi] had been shifted to the hospital last night and that I would be briefed about the treatment,” Gohar said on X.
He added that he would request that her family members be allowed to meet her, as well as that Imran Khan’s family be allowed to meet with him and that he be moved to the hospital for treatment.
“The earlier, the better. It is their basic right according to law,” he said. “Their health is too serious and every Pakistani is deeply concerned.
Maryam Riaz Wattoo, Bushra Bibi’s sister, reported not long after that the family had reached Islamabad.
“She will be going through a crucial surgery today. Please pray for her,” she said on X, without elaborating on the details.
The PTI’s concern came after a document dated March 28 began circulating on social media, which stated that Bushra Bibi had been examined by a Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) doctor who had said the patient had a “history of blurring of vision and a black spot in the right eye for the past 11 days”.
Separately, a statement issued by the PTI said Bushra Bibi had been reportedly diagnosed with posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), along with myopia and astigmatism, terming the development “deeply concerning”.
In January, it had also surfaced that Imran was suffering from an eye ailment, and he underwent a third eye procedure at Pims last month.
In December of last year, a United Nations (UN) expert warned that Bushra Bibi was being “detained in circumstances that could pose a serious risk to her physical and mental integrity”.
Earlier that month, the same special rapporteur had warned that Imran was being held in conditions that could amount to inhuman or degrading treatment, calling on Pakistani authorities to comply with international norms and standards.
