PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has expressed concerns over the health condition of Bushra Bibi — wife of former premier Imran Khan — and has requested the government of Punjab to allow a panel of doctors for examination of the former first lady.

In a letter to the chief secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman on Wednesday, KP health minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah expressed concern over the claims of poisonous food being provided to Bushra Bibi in her incarceration causing her severe pain as well.

Mr Shah expressed these concerns in light of recent news reports regarding her health condition and requested the Punjab government to allow doctors, including specialists, from KP for the detailed examination of Bushra Bibi.

“In this regard, a panel of doctors by the KP government would like to examine her to determine the potential poisoning or otherwise. This being her constitutional right is of utmost importance and a positive reply from your kind office would be highly appreciated,” the letter said.

Published in Dawn, April 4th, 2024