ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision in his right eye has improved substantially after treatment for a serious retinal condition while he has been held in Adiala Jail, according to a detailed medical report released Monday by a team of government-appointed ophthalmologists.
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Colombo did its best to stage the spectacle. Grey skies, armed security, the familiar inflation in fake jerseys. For a week, the cricket world held its breath over whether Pakistan would even turn up. In the end, they did – not out of sporting spirit, but because the money spoke louder than solidarity with Bangladesh. And what followed was less a contest than a public execution, dressed up as the greatest rivalry in the game. India won by 61 runs. It was their eighth victory in nine T20 World Cup meetings, their 13th in the last 17 white-ball encounters overall. Ishan Kishan’s 77 off 40 balls was the highlight of a one-sided batting display; Pakistan’s reply was a procession, slumping to 13 for 3 inside three overs and folding for 114. Usman Khan’s 44 offered the only flicker of resistance. The rest was surrender.
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