Opposition continues sit-in until shift to Al‑Shifa Hospital confirmed today

Imran Khan – (Web Desk) – Amid growing concerns over the health of Imran Khan, especially his eyesight, lawmakers from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aiyeen Pakistan continued their sit-in for a fourth straight day on Monday. The protests are taking place outside Parliament House, Parliament Lodges, and KP House, causing Constitution Avenue to remain completely blocked.

The opposition alliance says the protest will not end until Khan is moved from Adiala Jail to Al-Shifa Eye Trust Hospital for proper treatment. His health has become a major issue between the government and opposition after his lawyer, Salman Safdar, submitted a report revealing that Khan is suffering from central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), a serious eye condition.

The report explained that CRVO usually affects older people and is often linked to health problems like high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and heart disease. It also stated that Khan, who has been in jail since August 2023, has claimed he has already lost around 85 percent of vision in his right eye.

Following the report, the PTI and members of his family expressed concern about the former premier’s health and demanded that he be shifted to a hospital for treatment.

تحریک تحفظ آئین پاکستان کے چیئرمین قائد حزب اختلاف محمود خان اچکزئی کی قیادت میں پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے پارلیمنٹیرینز کا دھرنا چوتھے دن میں داخل.
ہمارا مطالبہ بس ایک ہی ہے عمران خان کے معالجین کی موجودگی میں ان کو ان کے خاندان کے بتائے ہوئے ہسپتال میں منتقل کیا جائے۔ pic.twitter.com/onKHwEANup

— Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan (@TTAP_OFFICIAL) February 16, 2026

The opposition leaders taking part in the sit-ins include National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai, Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, and former chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur.

A day earlier, sources told Geo News that Imran had undergone an hour-long examination by five senior doctors and that the pain in his right eye had reduced significantly.

The sources added that further improvement in the PTI founder’s condition is expected following the ongoing treatment, and that the medical examination report has been forwarded to the relevant authorities.

The medical examination was initiated to meet a judicial deadline set by the Supreme Court, which requires a complete medical report to be submitted by February 16 (today).

Meanwhile, the jail authorities have forwarded Imran’s medical record to the Punjab Home Department. The documents include a complete chart of the inmate’s vital signs, blood pressure, pulse, temperature and blood sugar levels.

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Separately, the former prime minister has also moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking suspension of the sentence awarded in the Toshakhana-2 case and his release on bail on medical and humanitarian grounds.

The PTI founder, along with his wife Bushra Bibi, is facing 17 years’ imprisonment in the Toshakhana-2 case involving the under-priced purchase and eventual sale of luxury state gifts.

A separate application has also been moved requesting an early hearing of a plea seeking suspension of the sentence in the high-profile Al-Qadir Trust case, also referred to as the £190 million scam.