Cricket captains from around the world renew appeal for medical treatment of Imran Khan

Key Points:

• A group of 22 former international cricket captains, including Sunil Gavaskar and Greg Chappell, have written a second letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urging proper medical treatment for former cricketer and politician Imran Khan.
• The appeal follows Khan's recent brief medical examination at a government hospital in Islamabad, which declared him 100% medically fit, but the cricketers criticized the procedure for not following the Supreme Court's order for a comprehensive medical board including Khan's personal doctors and sister.
• Khan, who led Pakistan to the 1992 Cricket World Cup victory and served as prime minister until 2022, has had ongoing health concerns including significant vision loss, which his family claims but the government disputes.
• The government denies allegations of mistreatment, solitary confinement, or medical neglect, stating Khan is a convicted prisoner who has received extensive visits and communication with family and legal representatives since his imprisonment.
• Authorities also cited security concerns and crowd control issues as reasons for not transferring Khan to the private Shifa International Hospital as ordered by the court, while Khan's family and lawyers accuse the government of defying court orders regarding his medical care.