{
  "id": 2832024,
  "title": "Cricket greats appeal to PM Shehbaz for Imran's medical treatment in line with SC directives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/cricket-greats-appeal-to-pm-shehbaz-for-imrans-medical-treatment-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T17:42:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
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    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024773/cricket-greats-appeal-to-pm-shehbaz-for-imrans-medical-treatment-in-line-with-sc-directives"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "21 ex-captains, including Gavaskar, Kapil, renew appeal for Imran Khan's treatment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/21-ex-captains-including-gavaskar-kapil-renew-appeal-for-imran-khans",
        "published": "2026-08-23T12:05:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Former captains renew appeal to Pakistan PM over Imran Khan's health",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/former-captains-renew-appeal-to-pakistan-pm-over-imran-khans-health",
        "published": "2026-08-23T14:47:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Cricket greats appeal to PM Shehbaz for Imran's treatment in line with Supreme Court directives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/cricket-greats-appeal-to-pm-shehbaz-for-imrans-treatment-in-line-with",
        "published": "2026-08-23T16:51:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Ex-cricket captains urge PM Shehbaz to honour SC orders on Imran Khan’s treatment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ex-cricket-captains-urge-pm-shehbaz-to-honour-sc-orders-on-imran",
        "published": "2026-08-23T17:14:14.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}