Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Miandad Breaks Down, Appeals for Imran Khan’s Release
Javed Miandad is a famous former Pakistani cricket player who cried while talking about Imran Khan.
Miandad and Khan played together for Pakistan and helped the team win the 1992 World Cup.
Miandad said Khan was honest and asked leaders to release him.
Khan has been in prison since 2023 after corruption convictions.
Khan recently received medical tests in Islamabad and was returned to Adiala Jail.
His political party and family said the medical treatment did not follow the reported court direction.
Khan’s sons also said his health was getting worse and that he spent almost all day alone.
Former cricket captains asked Pakistan’s prime minister to help ensure Khan receives proper medical care.
Javed Miandad became emotional while defending imprisoned former Pakistan captain Imran Khan’s integrity and urging his release.
Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister from 2018 to 2022, has been jailed since 2023 after corruption convictions.
Khan’s party and family questioned his examination at PIMS instead of the Supreme Court-referenced Shifa International Hospital.
Khan’s sons alleged that his health was deteriorating and that he was being held in isolation for nearly 23 hours daily.
Reports said 21 or 22 former international captains urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to improve Khan’s medical treatment.
- Who
- Former Pakistan captain and prime minister Imran Khan, former teammate Javed Miandad, Khan’s sons Sulaiman and Kasim, and former international cricket captains.
- What
- Miandad called for Khan’s release and defended his integrity amid disputes over Khan’s medical care, detention conditions, and health.
- When
- Miandad spoke on August 29 after Khan’s recent medical examination; Khan has been imprisoned since 2023, and reports said the relevant Supreme Court direction was issued on August 18.
- Where
- Khan was examined in Islamabad at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences and returned to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi; his sons spoke at Lord’s.
- Why
- Miandad, Khan’s family, and former cricket captains said reported health concerns and Khan’s prolonged detention required urgent attention.
Khan’s Supporters and Family
Reported Official Handling
Medical treatment
Khan’s Supporters and Family
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, sisters, and sons said his examination at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences did not follow the reported Supreme Court direction for treatment at Shifa International Hospital with a broader medical team and his personal physician.
Reported Official Handling
The reported official handling involved a procedure and diagnostic examinations at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, followed by Khan’s return to Adiala Jail; the articles do not provide a detailed government response to the objections.
Detention conditions
Khan’s Supporters and Family
Khan’s sons alleged that his health was worsening, that he was isolated for nearly 23 hours daily, and that authorities wanted to silence him.
Reported Official Handling
Khan remains imprisoned following corruption convictions, but the articles do not include an official response addressing the isolation or silencing allegations.
Khan’s integrity and release
Khan’s Supporters and Family
Miandad said Khan was honest, had not stolen anything, and should be released, while urging Pakistan’s leaders to settle their differences through dialogue.
Reported Official Handling
Khan was jailed after corruption convictions; the articles do not present an official response to Miandad’s defense or release appeal.
- Khan’s status
- Imran Khan has been imprisoned since 2023 after being convicted in corruption cases.
- Miandad’s appeal
- Javed Miandad urged Pakistan’s authorities to release Khan and resolve the situation through dialogue.
- Medical examination
- Khan underwent a medical procedure and diagnostic examinations at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences before returning to Adiala Jail.
- Reported court direction
- Reports said Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered Khan to be taken to Shifa International Hospital and allowed access to doctors, including his personal physician, until a September 16 hearing.
- Health concerns
- Reports said Khan’s health was deteriorating and that he had reportedly lost sight in one eye.
- Isolation allegation
- Khan’s sons alleged that he was being kept in isolation for nearly 23 hours a day.
- Captains’ letter
- Reports differed on whether 21 or 22 former international captains, including Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, and Dilip Vengsarkar, wrote to Shehbaz Sharif.
Sources
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