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Ex-cricket captains urge Pakistan to improve jailed ex-PM Imran Khan's healthcare

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A group of 21 former international cricket captains, including prominent figures from India like Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, have written to Pakistan's government concerning the healthcare of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The letter, signed on Sunday, requests that Khan, himself a former cricket captain, be allowed family visits and that a medical assessment ordered by the Supreme Court be completed. Khan, who is serving a 17-year sentence on corruption charges he denies, was recently taken to a hospital for court-ordered checks but was returned to jail shortly after. AI

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Ex-cricket captains urge Pakistan to improve jailed ex-PM Imran Khan's healthcare

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Former cricket captains appeal to Pakistan over jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s healthcare

    A group of 21 former international cricket captains, including India’s Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, signed a letter to Pakistan’s government on Sunday regarding the healthcare of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. Khan has been in prison since 2023 and was sentenced late l…

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