The PML-N led federal government plans to transfer former prime minister Imran Khan from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail to a new prison facility in Islamabad once construction is completed within the next two months, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Friday.

Speaking at a passing-out ceremony of Islamabad Police, Naqvi stated that the Islamabad jail would be operational within two months and that all medical facilities would be available inside the premises.

“Since Imran Khan was sentenced by a court in Islamabad, he will be moved to Islamabad Jail,” the minister said.

At present, there is no jail facility in the federal capital. The former prime minister has been detained at Adiala Jail since September 2023.

The development comes a day after the federal government assured the Supreme Court (SC) that Khan would be given access to specialist eye doctors for a fresh medical evaluation. The government also informed the court that he would be allowed telephonic contact with his sons, Kasim and Sulaiman.

The assurance followed a report submitted by Salman Safdar Advocate, who met Khan at Adiala Jail on Tuesday in his capacity as amicus curiae appointed by the Supreme Court. A seven-page report was submitted the next day, detailing the former premier’s living conditions in custody.

According to the report, Khan stated that despite receiving treatment, including an injection, he had been left with only 15 percent vision in his right eye.

The report triggered statements from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which alleged that its founder was being kept in solitary confinement in violation of national and international laws.