'He Has Given Pakistan So Much': Miandad Calls For Release Of Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif: Former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad came out in support of imprisoned former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan, calling for his release. Miandad can be said to be the first high-profile Pakistani cricketer to comment on Imran's imprisonment publicly.
In an interview on the Narratives podcast, Miandad reminded that Imran has "given Pakistan so much" and called for his "release". "There's so much respect in the world for Imran. He has given Pakistan so much. We should think about that. We need to bury the hatchet. He's a former prime minister... God forbid, if something happens to him in jail, all of Pakistan will weep. And at that time, they will all ask why they did this to Imran," Miandad said.
"Just release him; what difference does it make to you? If something like this can happen to one of us, we'll all be upset. If something like this is happening to my brother, of course I'll be upset," he added. Read More...
