Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefly taken to hospital, ​declared medically fit and sent back to prison within a few hours early on Friday, a surprise move that his supporters and party ‌said violated a top court directive. The former premier’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said it would file a contempt petition against what it termed a blatant violation of the Supreme Court order from earlier this week that, according to the party’s interpretation, meant Khan should remain under medical supervision until at least mid-September. Khan said he was being tortured “repeatedly” in prison, his sister, Uzma Khan, who was present during his ​medical examination early on Friday, told reporters at a conference. There was no immediate response from spokespersons for the interior and law ministries as well as ​from jail authorities to a request for comment from Reuters on Khan’s allegations of torture. Public perception that the highly popular Khan ⁠was moved back to prison forcefully by authorities could spark new outrage among his supporters and potentially escalate tensions and street protests.

Full report : Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan back in jail after shorter-than-expected hospial visit.