Syeda Aamna Hasan is a JURIST correspondent and law graduate working as a legal researcher, covering legal developments in Pakistan. She holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law.On Wednesday, September 16, Pakistan’s Supreme Court deferred proceedings regarding the medical treatment and the proposed transfer of imprisoned former Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, to Shifa International Hospital after a constitutional dispute emerged over respective jurisdictions of the Supreme Court and the newly established Federal Constitutional Court (FCC). A three-member Supreme Court bench comprised of Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim heard petitions addressing Khan’s medical treatment, access to his family, and implementation of an earlier Supreme Court order directing his transfer to a private hospital.According to Dawn News, the Supreme Court expressed reservations over the FCC’s direction that the relevant case be requisitioned from Supreme Court and fixed for hearing before the constitutional court. The Supreme Court subsequently deferred the proceedings for three weeks, while seeking guidance on the jurisdictional issues from the Attorney General of Pakistan, Mansoor Usman Awan.The dispute stems from the Supreme Court’s August 18 interim order, which directed authorities to transfer Khan from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for medical examination and treatment,…

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