Seven former Australian cricket skippers urge Australian FM to raise concerns over Imran Khan’s detention
Seven former Australian cricket captains have written to the Australian Foreign Minister urging humanitarian attention toward the detention of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan. The group emphasizes that their appeal is based on basic human rights rather than political alignment.
Why it matters
The involvement of high-profile international sports figures highlights the global concern regarding the treatment of political prisoners in Pakistan.
Seven former Australian cricket skippers have written to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong to raise humanitarian concerns over the detention of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan , Cricinfo reported.
The signatories to the letter sent to the minister are Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Belinda Clark, Kim Hughes, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh, who have clarified that they are writing "not as diplomats or political figures, but as former captains who felt compelled to speak up".
In the letter, "the group makes clear it takes no position on the legal or political case against Mr. Khan", describing that as a matter for Pakistan alone.
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