Bushra Bibi shifted back to Adiala jail after eye treatment: authorities
Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former premier and PTI founder Imran Khan, was shifted back to Adiala jail on Friday after undergoing an eye surgery at a Rawalpindi hospital, says jail authorities.
Bushra is serving a 7-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.
According to a press release by the Adiala jail authorities, Bushra had complained of impaired vision in her right eye, due to which the prison administrators immediately had her examined by ophthalmologists.
The superintendent of the jail said that retinal detachment was diagnosed in the right eye. In view of the diagnosis, doctors advised surgery, he added.
Bushra Bibi was taken to the hospital and will undergo surgery, said family and party on Friday.
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,” PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on X.
Gohar further said 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.
Late night I was informed thought a message that Bushra BB had been shifted to the hospital last night and that I would be briefed about the treatment. Awaiting that I would request meeting of family members with her. And also meeting of khan sab’s family with him and that khan…
— Barrister Gohar Khan (@BarristerGohar) April 17, 2026
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.
Family reached Islamabad. She will be going through a crucial surgery today. Please pray for her. #BushraImranKhan
— Maryam Riaz Wattoo (@soulful7867) April 17, 2026
According to sources in Adiala Jail, the prison administration immediately arranged a doctor to examine Bushra Bibi after being informed her right eye’s vision is affected.
The doctor advised Bushra Bibi retinal detachment in the right eye after which she was shifted to a private hospital on April 16.
The doctors at the hospital examined the eyesight in detail and discharged the patient after treatment, the sources added.
Later, family member of Bushra Bibi were allowed to meet her. Those who met her included Bushra’s sister-in-law Mehrun Nisa, daughter Mehar Maneka, son-in-law Muhammad Sheikh and daughter Mubashira.
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 Khan was suffering from an eye ailment, and he underwent a third eye procedure at Pims last month.
Reporters Tayyab Saif and Ershad Qureshi