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ISLAMABAD: The National Dialogue Committee (NDC) on Saturday expressed concern about the health of incarcerated PTI founder and ex-premier Imran Khan, demanding that he be allowed to meet his personal physician.<\/p>\n
The development two days after the government confirmed Imran underwent<\/u><\/a> a medical procedure for an eye ailment last week at a hospital in Islamabad, drawing outrage from the PTI that claimed that neither the party nor his family<\/a> were informed about the procedure.<\/p>\n On Saturday, the NDC \u2014 set up by ex-PTI leaders, including Fawad Chaudhry, Dr Shahzad Waseem and former Sindh governor Imran Ismail \u2014 met in Islamabad. Chaudhry, Ismail, former Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar and veteran politician Munir Ahmad Khan were among those who attended.<\/p>\n In a statement released after the meeting, the NDC expressed serious concern over the PTI founder\u2019s health as well as the government\u2019s confirmation that Imran underwent an eye procedure last week.<\/p>\n It demanded that a meeting be arranged between Imran and his personal physician, Dr Faisal Sultan, so the PTI founder could receive immediate and quality medical treatment.<\/p>\n \u201cGod forbid, if any harm comes to the PTI founder\u2019s health, the entire leadership of the ruling coalition will be responsible, and the right to take legal action against them is reserved,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n It noted that a medical board was formed for ex-premier Nawaz Sharif during his incarceration and his personal physician was allowed meetings, saying that Imran should be allowed the same.<\/p>\n \u201cThe right to health for any prisoner is an inalienable right under the law. Depriving any prisoner of their legitimate legal right to treatment, deliberately endangering their health, is equivalent to taking their life and constitutes a criminal act. The ruling coalition should stop politicising the health of political opponents,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n The group also condemned the government\u2019s attitude, stating that the federal and Punjab governments\u2019 approach toward Imran\u2019s treatment was \u201cregrettable, undemocratic, and contrary to their political claims\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ruling coalition of the PML-N and PPP has always preached against politicising health issues, yet their actions against Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, Dr Yasmin Rashid, and other political prisoners \u2014 based on political opposition \u2014 were in clear violation of their own past statements, claims, and advice,\u201d the group stated.<\/p>\n The group expressed regret that the government engaged in \u201cconcealing facts\u201d regarding Imran\u2019s eye condition<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite several days passing, lies continued to be told about the matter, which indicates that the federal and Punjab governments are deliberately attempting to defame state institutions,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n The group also condemned and expressed disappointment over the remarks<\/a> by opposition leader in the National Assembly, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, who said Imran\u2019s health was not as bad as it was being portrayed.<\/p>\n They said that Achakzai was the government\u2019s \u201cB-team\u201d and claimed that his continuous \u201csilence\u201d after becoming opposition leader was evidence that he was siding with the government, according to the statement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe opposition leader\u2019s role on the PTI founder\u2019s health is the same as that of the government and its ministers\u201d, it stated. It also called for the PTI and opposition leadership to stage a joint sit-in at the gate of the Prime Minister\u2019s House.<\/p>\n It is worth mentioning that the executive director of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), Professor Dr Rana Imran Sikander, said <\/a>early on Saturday that Imran\u2019s eye procedure was completed \u201csmoothly\u201d and that he remained \u201cstable\u201d during the intervention.<\/p>\n \u201cIt (the procedure) was completed smoothly in approximately 20 minutes. During the treatment, the patient remained vitally stable and was discharged with routine post-procedure care instructions and follow-up advice and documents,\u201d he said in a video statement.<\/p>\n