# Cricket legends urge Pakistan to provide Imran Khan proper medical care

https://mins.news/en/item/30377

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-24 09:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/24/give-imran-khan-proper-medical-care-cricket-legends-urge-pakistani-govt?traffic_source=rss

> Twenty-one former cricket captains have appealed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government to give imprisoned former premier and cricket star Imran Khan humane treatment, an independent health assessment, prompt medical care and weekly family visits. They also questioned why Khan was not transferred to the private hospital ordered by the Supreme Court.

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