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Seven Former Australia Captains Appeal for Imran Khan's Well-Being
Seven former Australian cricket captains wrote to Penny Wong about Imran Khan.
Khan is a former Pakistan cricket captain and prime minister who is detained in Pakistan.
The captains said they were worried about his well-being.
They explained that they were speaking as former sports leaders, not politicians or diplomats.
They did not say whether Khan's legal or political case was right or wrong.
Instead, they said every detained person should be treated humanely.
They said similar concerns had been made public twice in the previous six months.
They asked the Australian Government to discuss the issue with Pakistani officials.
Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Belinda Clark, Kim Hughes, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh wrote to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
The former captains raised humanitarian concerns about Imran Khan's detention in Pakistan.
They said they were speaking as former cricket captains, not diplomats or political figures.
The group said it was taking no position on Khan's legal or political case, calling that a matter for Pakistan.
The letter asked Australia to raise Khan's treatment directly with relevant Pakistani authorities, saying reports suggest his situation has not improved.
- Who
- Seven former Australia cricket captains, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Imran Khan.
- What
- The former captains wrote to Wong asking Australia to raise humanitarian concerns about Khan's treatment in detention.
- Where
- The letter was sent to Australia's foreign affairs minister and concerns Khan's detention in Pakistan.
- When
- The article does not provide a specific date; it says similar concerns were publicly raised twice in the previous six months.
- Why
- The signatories said reports, including concerns from Khan's family, suggest his situation has not improved.
Key facts
- Signatories
- Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Belinda Clark, Kim Hughes, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh
- Recipient
- Penny Wong, Australia's minister for foreign affairs
- Person detained
- Imran Khan, former Pakistan cricket captain and prime minister
- Position on Khan's case
- The signatories said they took no position on his legal or political case.
- Central concern
- The treatment and well-being of a person in detention
- Requested action
- Australia should raise the issue directly with relevant Pakistani authorities
- Earlier appeals
- Former India captains Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar had previously called for better medical treatment for Khan
Quotes
Seven former Australia cricket captains
Former Australian cricket captains who signed the appeal to Penny Wong
“This is not the first time international captains have raised this concern. It has been brought to public attention on two separate occasions in the past six months, and the reports since then — now echoed by his own family — suggest the situation has not improved”
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“We would be grateful if the Australian Government could raise this directly with the relevant Pakistani authorities.”
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