Khan, 73, has been imprisoned since 2023 and was sentenced late last year along with his wife to 17 years on corruption charges they both deny.

West Indies great Brian Lara has joined a growing chorus of former cricketers and experts calling for jailed Pakistan legend Imran Khan to receive proper medical care, saying the former captain deserves “compassion and dignity” as a human being.

Huq, who has known Imran for more than five decades, said keeping the former Pakistan captain in what his family and lawyers describe as harsh prison conditions was unacceptable and contrary to basic human rights.

According to Cricinfo, the PCB considered the possibility of Pakistan not taking the field after lunch in protest against the interview.

Former Australia captain Greg Chappell, backed by 20 other former international captains including India greats Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, has appealed to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government to provide “humane treatment and proper medical care” to former Pakistan prime minister and cricket captain Imran Khan.

Former premier’s party accuses authorities of contempt as supporters protest his return to prison

The statement, signed by 14 captains and seen by AFP, demands the proper care of Khan, a former World Cup-winning captain who according to his lawyer has lost most of the vision in his right eye.

Opposition continues protest, wants family doctor on board

Says his sister Uzma Khanum after meeting him at Adiala jail

During a training session ahead of Pakistan’s Test match against England in December 2024, Jamal was spotted with “804” written on the underside of his floppy hat—Imran’s prisoner number since his incarceration in August 2023. 

Imran Khan led Pakistan to their first-ever World Cup triumph in 1992.

The Champions Trophy, which kicks off next week, comes to Pakistan as the country battles two insurgencies and a political crisis that has sent its former prime minister and greatest cricket hero, Imran Khan, to jail.

The indictment was the latest in dozens of cases against the 72-year-old former cricket star, who has been in jail since late last year.

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan slammed the country’s current cricket board chief Mohsin Naqvi and blamed him for taking Pakistan cricket ‘to a new low’ after the Test side lost the first of the two-match series against Bangladesh by 10 wickets in Rawalpindi on Sunday.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Bumrah reminded everyone about Kapil Dev and Imran Khan's success as captains of their respective sides.

Khan has been in jail since last August facing dozens of charges ranging from corruption to leaking state secrets.

It has been 16 years since the release of “Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na”, the 2008 cult romantic comedy that served as the directorial debut of Abbas Tyrewala and the acting debut of Imran Khan, Aamir Khan's nephew. To commemorate the occasion, the cast reunited in a video to sing the song "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na" from Manmohan Desai's 1973 romantic film “Aa Gale Lag Jaa”, which is referenced multiple times in their movie.

Crushing dissent has a long history going right back to the period after Pakistan’s birth in 1947

Khan's clout originates from a general belief that he can do no wrong while representing Pakistan.

What will happen to this nuclear state of nearly 250 million people remains unknown.