Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Ian Chappell & Co urge Pakistan PM to ensure Imran Khan’s medical care; ‘Basic decency…’
The Supreme Court in Pakistan has ordered former PM and cricket captain Imran Khan to be shifted from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad and be kept there until the next hearing on September 16. The authorities did not comply with Supreme Court's order.
The former cricket captains Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, and Greg Chappell, along with 18 other retired team leaders, have penned a letter to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The letter urges the government to ensure Imran Khan, the country's former Prime Minister and first-ever World Cup-winning captain, receives "humane treatment and proper medical care."
Khan has been in custody since August 2022, and despite a Supreme Court order in August 2022 directing his transfer to Shifa International Hospital for examination by a medical board that includes his personal physicians and his sister, Khan was instead taken to the state-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences for a brief examination.
His sister Uzma Khan has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, accusing the government and senior officials of violating the court's order, alleging a wilful disobedience of the directions. The 21 former captains, including Australian of the Year 2004 Stephen Waugh, are appealing for the medical board to complete a full and independent assessment of Khan's health, the reinstatement of weekly family visits, and the immediate implementation of any recommended treatment.
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