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Fourteen Former Cricket Captains Urge Pakistan to Ensure Medical Care for Jailed Imran Khan

A Supreme Court order flagged serious concerns about his eyesight, directing a specialist examination.

Overview

  • An appeal drafted by former Australia captain Greg Chappell was delivered to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, pressing for immediate, ongoing treatment by qualified specialists.
  • Signatories include Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Belinda Clark, Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain, Michael Brearley, David Gower, Clive Lloyd and John Wright.
  • The letter calls for humane detention conditions with regular family visits and fair, transparent access to legal processes.
  • The Supreme Court reviewed updated jail and amicus reports, found general living conditions largely consistent, and ordered an ophthalmology team to examine Khan after noting serious vision concerns.
  • Accounts of Khan’s eyesight are contested, with a court-appointed lawyer alleging about 85% loss in his right eye and a government medical board reporting improvement, a claim rejected by his family.