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Imran Khan

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan underwent an emergency operation to remove an obstruction in his small intestine yesterday, Khan is said to be out of danger but remains in intensive care and is likely to stay in hospital for the next three days.

The former all rounder was admitted to Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in Lahore after complaining of severe pains in the abdomen on Monday. The hospital is named after Khan’s mother and was established following a charity appeal launched by the ex-cricketer himself, after she died of cancer.

Khan led Pakistan to World Cup victory in 1992, before becoming involved in his country’s politics, he was a member of the national parliament for five years, resigning his position in 2007.

Despite no longer being a member of Parliament, Khan was placed under house arrest in the crackdown by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari of anti-government protests on 15 March 2009.