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We Urge Government of Pakistan to Ensure that Imran Receives Medical Attention From Qualified Specialists: Appeal by Former Captains.
Fourteen former international cricket captains petition Pakistan to improve medical care and prison conditions for Imran Khan amid his worsening health and vision loss.
- On February 17, fourteen former international cricket captains delivered a petition to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urging better prison treatment for Imran Khan, drafted by former Australian skipper Greg Chappell and delivered Tuesday afternoon.
- After a Sunday medical exam on February 15, reports showed the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered a detailed check-up before February 16, and a lawyer said Imran Khan claimed about 85% vision loss in his right eye.
- Among the signatories were Michael Atherton, Allan Border, Sunil Gavaskar, Clive Lloyd, Belinda Clark, and others, who urged Khan `receives immediate, adequate and ongoing medical attention`.
- The petition demanded humane detention conditions and regular family visits, urging the Government of Pakistan to provide medical attention from qualified specialists and fair legal access without delay.
- Since his jailing in August 2023, Khan has faced over 100 cases and been confined in Adiala prison, Rawalpindi, for a little over two years.
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Former cricket captains appeal Pakistan govt over Khan care
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Former cricket captains, including India’s Gavaskar and Kapil, issue humanitarian appeal for jailed Imran
Indian cricket greats Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev joined a dozen other former international captains on Tuesday in demanding better prison treatment for “one of the finest all-rounders” of the game, former prime minister Imran Khan. Cricketer-turned-politician Imran, 73, has been in jail since August 2023, convicted in a string of cases that he says were politically driven following his ouster in a 2022 parliamentary vote. Imran’s lawyer, Salma…
Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev Among 14 Former Cricket Captains Who Appeal to Pakistan Government for Imran Khan's Better Prison Treatment
Fourteen former international cricket captains from five Test-playing nations have appealed to the Pakistan government to ensure better prison treatment and medical care for former Prime Minister and World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan, amid serious concerns over his health, reported The Age Australia. Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev Among 14 Former Cricket Captains Who Appeal to Pakistan Government for Imran Khan's Better Prison Treatment.
Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev among 14 international captains urging Pakistan government to provide Imran Khan with ‘immediate medical attention’
Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar are among 14 former international captains who have said that recent reports about Imran Khan's deteriorating health and conditions of his imprisonment have caused them "profound concern".
Gavaskar, Kapil Among 14 Former Captains Urge Fair Treatment for Jailed Imran Khan
There have been reports that the 1992 World Cup-winning skipper Imran has lost approximately 85 per cent of vision in his right eye due to medical neglect while in custody at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail
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