Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Ramiz Raja Discusses Imran Khan’s Health and Prison Conditions
Ramiz Raja talked about Imran Khan’s situation in prison.
Khan is a former Pakistan captain and former prime minister.
Raja said Khan has been isolated and imprisoned for about three years.
He also said Khan recently had an eye problem that seemed to improve.
Many former cricket captains wrote to Pakistan’s prime minister about Khan’s health.
They said a court had ordered a hospital examination involving Khan’s doctors and sister.
The captains said Khan was sent back to jail after only a few hours and before that examination was completed.
Kapil Dev said every prisoner deserves humane treatment and basic medical care.
Ramiz Raja said Imran Khan has been isolated and behind bars for three years, calling his situation difficult.
Raja said a recent eye problem appeared to have been resolved and that Khan was otherwise holding up.
Twenty-two former cricket captains urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to improve Khan’s health care.
The captains said Khan’s hospital stay lasted only a few hours and did not follow the Supreme Court’s directives.
Kapil Dev said Khan should receive humane treatment and basic facilities regardless of the law or his status.
- Who
- Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja discussed Imran Khan’s situation; 22 former cricket captains, including Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar, appealed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
- What
- Raja described Khan’s imprisonment and health, while former captains called for medical care and treatment they said would comply with a Supreme Court order.
- When
- Raja spoke on a recent podcast; the captains’ latest letter was sent on Sunday, and Kapil Dev reiterated his support on Monday.
- Where
- The reported medical dispute concerns Imran Khan’s detention at Adiala Jail and a hospital examination in Pakistan.
- Why
- The appeals were prompted by concerns about Khan’s eye condition, alleged medical neglect, and whether his hospital examination followed the court’s instructions.
Family and Former Captains’ Concerns
State Medical Assessment
Whether medical care followed the court order
Family and Former Captains’ Concerns
Khan’s family, legal team and the former captains said the hospital visit did not meet the Supreme Court’s instructions because the directed medical board did not complete its examination.
State Medical Assessment
The state-appointed medical team examined Khan and declared him medically fit before he was returned to Adiala Jail.
Khan’s health condition
Family and Former Captains’ Concerns
The captains cited reports of an eye condition that Khan’s family said had left him almost completely blind in one eye, along with allegations of medical neglect.
State Medical Assessment
Raja said the eye problem reported about a week earlier appeared to have been resolved and that Khan was otherwise holding up.
Treatment in prison
Family and Former Captains’ Concerns
Kapil Dev and the former captains called for humane treatment, proper medical care and basic facilities for Khan as a prisoner and former prime minister.
State Medical Assessment
Khan was returned to Adiala Jail after the state-appointed team assessed him as medically fit; the article does not include a separate public response from Pakistani authorities.
- Speaker
- Ramiz Raja, former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman and ex-player
- Imran Khan’s roles
- Former Pakistan cricket captain and prime minister from 2018 to 2022
- Imprisonment
- Raja said Khan has been behind bars for three years
- Latest captains’ letter
- Signed by 22 former international cricket captains
- Court direction
- The Supreme Court ordered a hospital examination by a medical board including Khan’s personal physicians and sister, Dr Uzma Khan
- Medical dispute
- The captains said Khan stayed in hospital only a few hours, was examined by a state-appointed team and returned to Adiala Jail
- Kapil Dev’s position
- He said prisoners should receive humane treatment and basic facilities regardless of their status