Source: Twitter/iShaheenAfridi
On May 9, Imran Khan was detained in Pakistan. From April 2018 to April 2022, Khan was Pakistan’s prime minister. He was also a fantastic cricket player. He was given the national team captaincy in 1982 as well, and he captained Pakistan in the 1992 ODI World Cup. In the 1992 Cricket World Cup, Pakistan triumphed.
His arrest sparked nationwide protests and chaos in the public sphere. Imran Khan was detained by Pakistani Rangers while making a bail request on seven counts on May 9 before the Islamabad High Court. When the Pakistani rangers detained him and pulled him to the rangers’ van, he was mid-process through some biometric procedure. Due to the former Pakistani Prime Minister’s arrest, the public broke into the police headquarters. All private schools in Pakistan are reportedly shuttered, and Twitter is not accessible there either.
Along with the general public, former Pakistani cricket players were also angered by Imran’s detention. Shoaib Akhtar allegedly expressed shock and dubbed the former Pakistan captain a national hero after seeing footage of Imran’s imprisonment.
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It's a heart wrenching visual to see our national hero , @ImranKhanPTI being manhandled this way, considering he's injured and has countless services for Pakistan, Where are we heading towards? Show some respect to our national hero’s plz🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/UFd08TVOcp
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) May 10, 2023
Former fast bowlers Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis also reacted to Imran Khan’s arrest. Akram said that Imran Khan has the strength of millions behind him.
You are one man, but you have the strength of millions.
Stay strong skipper . #BehindYouSkipper— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) May 9, 2023
Waqar Younis called to protect their leader.
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Right behind you Skipper♥️.
Injustice at the end produces independence.More Power to you @ImranKhanPTI Lets protect our Leader & freedom #PakistanZindabad. pic.twitter.com/69gQYjqshB— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) May 9, 2023
Mohammad Hafeez who retired from International Cricket in January 2022 called Imran Khan’s arrest a painful and condemnable act.
Painful & condemnable act @ImranKhanPTI #ImranKhanArrest https://t.co/Hv0ILjVVej
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) May 9, 2023
Shaheen Shah Afridi, the current fast-bowling sensation for Pakistan, too expressed his admiration for Imran Khan. He updated his Twitter profile photo. Shaheen Afridi replaced the image on his display with one of him and Imran Khan.
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-IANS
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