Cricket greats appeal to PM Shehbaz for Imran's medical treatment in line with SC directives
Twenty-two international cricketers, including 21 ex-captains, have written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, making an appeal for ex-Pakistani premier Imran Khan’s medical treatment in line with recent Supreme Court directives, ESPN Cricinfo reported on Sunday. On August 18, the Supreme Court directed the government to move Imran to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital, a private…
Twenty-two former Pakistani cricketers, including 21 ex-captains, have written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging for former premier Imran Khan's medical treatment in line with Supreme Court directives. The court ordered Imran's transfer to Shifa International Hospital for examination and treatment by a multidisciplinary medical board, but he was instead taken to the government-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) where he could not undergo a recommended CT scan.
The former cricketers appeal for the court-appointed medical board to complete a full and independent assessment of Imran's health, particularly his reported loss of vision in his right eye, and for the weekly family visits to continue uninterrupted.
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