Michael Holding ne Pakistan ke former captain Imran Khan ki well-being ko lekar gehri chinta jatayi hai, jo 5 August 2023 se Pakistani custody mein hain aur unpar kai legal cases chal rahe hain. Legendary West Indian fast bowler ne un international cricket personalities ki aawaz mein apni aawaz milayi hai jo Khan ko basic human treatment aur unke detention ke dauran unhe sahi conditions dene ki maang kar rahe hain.
Khan ki situation ne international level par kaafi dhyan khincha hai. Former Pakistan captain ki family ne custody ke dauran unhe padhne-likhne ka saman (reading materials) na milne aur unhe di ja rahi medical facilities ki kami ko lekar gambhir chinta jatayi hai. February 2026 mein, Pakistan ke Supreme Court ne authorities ko ek medical board banane ka order diya tha jo Khan ki aankhon ka check-up kare, kyunki aisi reports aayi thi ki unki ek aankh ki roshni kam ho rahi hai. Saath hi, court ne unhe apne bachon se contact karne dene ka bhi nirdesh diya tha.
Sunil Gavaskar aur Kapil Dev samet 21 international captains ne Pakistan ke Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ko letter likhkar authorities se guzaarish ki hai ki Khan ke liye basic amenities ko pakka kiya jaye.
Personal connection ne banaya Holding ka stance
Holding ka Imran Khan ke sath personal connection unke is stance ki wajah bana hai. Former West Indian bowler ne us waqt ko yaad kiya jab unhone London mein cancer hospital ke liye funds collect karne ki koshishon mein Khan ka sath diya tha.
‘Main un sabhi captains ke poore support mein hoon jinhone wo letter likha tha. Mujhe nahi pata ki iska kya asar hoga, lekin main is baat ke poore support mein hoon ki us insaan ke sath ek aam insaan ki tarah sulook kiya jaye. Aap insaano ke sath aisa bartaav nahi karte. Jin logo ne murder kiya hota hai, unke sath bhi aisa bartaav nahi kiya jata. To mujhe koi wajah nahi dikhti ki is insaan ke sath aisa sulook kyun kiya ja raha hai,’ Holding ne The Times of India ke hawale se kaha.
‘Jab Imran London mein us cancer hospital ke liye funds ikattha karne ghum rahe the, tab main unke sath gaya tha, maine unhe jitna ho sake utna support karne ki koshish ki thi, jahan tak uski baat thi. Isliye main unhe janta hoon, aur main achhe se janta hoon ki wo kis tarah ke insaan hain. Aur ab aisi situation dekhna aur Imran Khan ke sath jo kuch chal raha hai use dekhna behad dukhdayi hai,’ Holding ne aage kaha.
Former West Indies bowler ne yeh bhi suggest kiya ki Khan ki behad popular global image hi shayad ek wajah ho sakti hai jiski wajah se unke sath aisa bartaav kiya ja raha hai. Holding ne point out kiya ki former Pakistan captain abhi bhi poori duniya mein Pakistan ke sabse bade aur pehchane jane wale faces mein se ek hain.
‘Mujhe nahi pata ki isme koi jalan (jealousy) shamil hai ya nahi, kyunki wo Imran Khan hain. Mujhe nahi lagta ki poori duniya mein Imran Khan se zyada pehchana jane wala koi aur Pakistani hai. Us insaan ke sath jis tarah ka bartaav kiya ja raha hai, wo bilkul behuda hai,’ Holding ne kaha.
Imran Khan ke humane treatment ke liye international support
Khan ke detention ne cricket community se bahar bhi international level par dhyan khincha hai. Kai bade former cricketers, jinme Pat Cummins, Wasim Akram, Javed Miandad aur Brian Lara shamil hain, unhone bhi Imran Khan ko humane treatment milne ke support mein aawaz uthayi hai.
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