Cricket greats appeal to PM Shehbaz for Imran's treatment in line with Supreme Court directives

A group of 22 former cricket greats, including 21 former captains, has written a letter to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging for former Prime Minister Imran Khan's medical treatment in accordance with Supreme Court directives. The Supreme Court had previously ordered for Imran's transfer to Shifa International Hospital for examination by a multidisciplinary medical board, but he was instead transferred to the government-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims).

The letter, citing ESPN Cricinfo, states that Imran was examined by a state-appointed team and declared medically fit, before being returned to Adiala Jail before the court-appointed board could complete its work. The former cricketers are now calling for the court-appointed medical board to complete a full and independent assessment of Imran's health, including the reported loss of vision in his right eye, and to provide the recommended treatment without delay.

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