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Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has called on the authorities to ensure “fair treatment” for former Prime Minister and fellow cricketer Imran Khan, who has been in prison since August 2023.
Speaking on the-Old Boys New Balls-podcast, co-hosted with former England captain Ian Botham, Akram said he misses Imran as a friend, mentor and leader.
“I miss him as a friend, I miss him as a mentor, and I miss him as a leader,” Akram said, adding that Pakistanis have not seen a picture of Imran for nearly three years.
Akram also thanked the former international cricket captains who recently signed a petition calling for medical treatment for Imran.
“What we want from this government is to treat him fairly, as other politicians have been treated in the past,” he said. “Hopefully, Inshallah, the whole nation is behind him and he will be released soon.”
Imran, 73, was removed from power after a no-confidence vote in Parliament in April 2022 and has since faced a series of legal cases, which he has described as politically motivated.
According to ESPN cricketinfo 21 former international cricket captains recently appealed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to ensure medical treatment for Imran in line with a Supreme Court directive.
On August 18, a three-member Supreme Court bench reportedly ordered Adiala Jail authorities to arrange Imran’s medical examination and treatment at Shifa Hospital.
However, Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar said Imran was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), where doctors from Shifa International Hospital were also present.
Tarar said a team of specialists, including ophthalmologists and cardiologists, examined Imran in the presence of his sister and doctors. Following the assessment, the medical team declared him “medically fit”. Source online Geo News.