Exclusive: the ECB spoke to the Foreign Office yesterday to sound them out for diplomatic assistance in case Pakistan failed to take the field after lunch at Lord’s in protest at Sky’s interview with Imran Khan’s sons
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🚨 ‘WHERE’S THE HUMANITY?’: IMRAN KHAN’S SONS SPEAK OUT
The sons of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan have voiced growing fears over their father’s health and treatment in prison, saying they have been unable to speak to him for months.
Sulaiman and Kasim Khan have raised concerns over his prolonged isolation and wellbeing, asking, “Where’s the humanity?”
Pakistani authorities have rejected allegations that the former prime minister is being mistreated.
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عمران خان, عمران خان کے بیٹے اور وہ تمام کھلاڑی جو عمران خان کے لیے آواز اٹھا رہےہیں, پوری دنیا سے ان تمام لوگو کو بے حد محبتیں مل رہی ہے!!
Imran Khan's family, political party and fellow cricket players are sounding the alarm over his deteriorating health in prison. I spoke to his close aide Zulfi Bukhari about his latest condition and the court case his party's filing against the Pakistani government over Khan's hospital visit last week:
The sons of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan have spoken to Al Jazeera about their father’s worsening health in prison. Kasim and Suleiman Khan are demanding authorities allow access to independent medical treatment.
I join @Athersmike in demanding that @Kasim_Khan_1999 be granted access to proper medical care and his family.
It is time the @commonwealthsec acted boldly in this regard.
I hope that people like @HelenClarkNZ will add their voices to this demand.
I’m just so impressed by the bravery of these boys. They take after their father @ImranKhanPTI and though he has been locked away in inhumane, life threatening isolation and will not have seen their many interventions, I know he would be so proud to see them fighting for justice
The sons of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan, Sulaiman and Kasim Khan, tell Al Jazeera that they are increasingly worried after hearing that their 73-year-old father is ‘agitated’ and suffering from ‘severe anxiety.’
Read here: https://t.co/TCXyYOeNwP
The Pakistan Cricket Board lodges a complaint with Sky Sports after the broadcaster ran an interview with the sons of Imran Khan https://t.co/fynFF4whNV
I remain deeply concerned about the ongoing detention of Imran Khan.
His disgraceful treatment is an affront to the democratic rights of the people of Pakistan.
We must continue to speak up for the release of all political prisoners everywhere.
Adding my support here to GC and the other former international captains. I hope the court ordered medical assessment be allowed to run its course, and that family visits continue. I hope Imran Khan is treated with the dignity anyone deserves
Pakistan cricket chiefs complain to Sky Sports over interview with sons of imprisoned former captain and prime minister Imran Khan https://t.co/aYRGbF4C65
The Pakistani regime appear to have flouted the order by the court for Imran Khan to be kept in hospital.
There are grave concerns that his health is dangerously deteriorating.
There are strong indications that Imran Khan would have won the electiom had it been contested fairly and that the charges have been created to prevent him speaking to the Pakiatani people
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@PTIofficial@PTI_London
#ImranKhan #Pakistan
🇵🇰 Former PM Imran Khan’s sons say they’re genuinely scared they could lose their father in prison.
Kasim and Sulaiman spoke to Sky Sports at Lord’s, with their father’s portrait hanging right behind them. They haven’t seen him since 2022 and haven’t even spoken to him since March.
And what they’re describing is brutal.
They say he now spends more than 23 hours a day alone in a small cell, has lost 80% of the vision in one eye and is struggling with his health.
Kasim: “They are just blatantly trying to kill him in there.”
Even after the Supreme Court ordered him moved to a private hospital, his sons say he was taken to a government facility for a few hours and then sent straight back to jail.
The government of course denies mistreating him and says he has food, books, TV and space to exercise.
And here’s where it gets even more frustrating. After his sons spoke about all of this, the Pakistan Cricket Board complained to Sky over the interview.
Forget the politics for a second. These are two sons who just want to see their dad, talk to him and know if he’s okay.
Source: The Telegraph / Writer: Daniyal