ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has said the decision to take PTI founder Imran Khan to PIMS instead of Shifa International Hospital was made by the Islamabad Chief Commissioner and IG Islamabad, not Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
Speaking on Saleem Safi’s Jirga programme, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the Chief Commissioner and IG Islamabad decided that security arrangements at Shifa International Hospital were not suitable for Imran Khan’s transfer.
According to Chaudhry, the two officials concluded that Imran Khan should not be taken to Shifa International and decided to shift him to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) instead.
He further said Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi was not responsible for the decision, effectively giving the minister a clean chit over the move to take Imran Khan to PIMS.
The remarks come amid controversy over the implementation of the Supreme Court’s order regarding Imran Khan’s medical treatment and transfer to Shifa International Hospital.
Chaudhry maintained that the decision was taken on the basis of security concerns at Shifa International Hospital, placing responsibility for the move on the Islamabad Chief Commissioner and IG Islamabad.
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