The children of the founder of PTI, Imran Khan, said on Friday that the president of the United States, Donald Trump, was a figure that “can make a difference” in the situation of his imprisoned father.
Imran, imprisoned since August 2023, has been complying with a sentence in the Adiala prison in a corruption case of £ 190 million and also faces pending essays under the anti -terrorist law related to the protests of May 9, 2023.
Sulaiman Khan, 28, and Kasim Khan, 26, drew attention to his father’s imprisonment for the first time publicly in May. Last month, Imran’s sister, Aleema Khanum, said they would go to the United States before coming to Pakistan as part of a movement that asks for the launch of the former usor. The brothers visited the United States and hired US legislators on the issue of their father’s imprisonment.
In an interview about ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ transmitted today, Kasim was asked if he had a message for Trump, who said: “If someone can make a difference, he (Trump) can.”
Kasim said the two had met Trump’s key assistant, Richard Grenelll, known for publicly asking for the launch of Imran in X.
“We know that Trump has a great relationship with our father and vice versa. They had great conversations when both were in office and seem to have mutual respect for each other.
“If Trump could make a statement or somehow talk to the establishment there [in Pakistan] To free our father, I know he is one of the few people who can, so, of course, we would love to have a conversation with him or wait for him or support. “
Sulaiman said that three years had passed since he met his father and four months since he talked to him. Kasim said the experience had been “brutal” for both of them, since they used to speak regularly with him.
Kasim said the two were not to speak publicly, but now they were becoming “desperate” after having spent so much time without any contact with their father.
“When we floated the idea of going, the people of the Pakistani government told us that we would be arrested and other people, we heard, you know, we had warnings of family members, internal sources, all kinds of people who said similar [things]. So we have still tried to get our visas. We are still looking to go at some point. We have requested our visas, but we have not yet had our answers. We will see what happens. “
Sulaiman said the two were “doing everything we can” to help their father from abroad if they couldn’t go to Pakistan. He added that the two had not yet talked to anyone in the United Kingdom government about the matter.
In his message to the state authorities, Sulaiman said: “Respect democracy, first of all. Respect the will of the Pakistani people, which was clear despite the great appearances in the general elections in February last year and respect the rule of law and give it an adequate and fair judgment.”
Kasim said the two were prepared to be arrested when going to Pakistan. “We have been trying to go for a while. We are looking at what we can. So what will be?
Aleem had said previously that the children “definitely” would arrive in Pakistan, since they had a national identity card for Pakistani abroad (Nicop) and were “citizens of Pakistan.” “If something happened to Imran’s children, it would become an international matter,” he told reporters.
Earlier this week, the PTI quickly reported the reports of the media that claimed that the imprisoned leader told Adiala Jail journalists that their children would not come to Pakistan and participate or lead any protest.
Although the Government has not officially commented on the issue of Imran’s children, Chaudhry previously questioned what role, if there were any, that they could perform, and added that they were welcome to visit Pakistan and that there would be no obstacle to them. He continued that visas would be issued “in less than 24 hours”, provided they remained within the law.
The Minister of State for Law and the Barrimer of Justice Aqeel Malik had told him Dawn.com That article 16 of the Constitution, which grants the right to meet, was applicable to citizens and foreigners cannot meet in Pakistan.
Malik also said that the two brothers could not legally participate in the local political activity, since they were British citizens, and that if they “violate the visa conditions, the visa can be canceled.”
There were also contradictory statements of PML-N leaders about whether the duo would be allowed to enter Pakistan, with Senator Irfan Siddiqui saying that they should be allowed to come and “carry out their activities”, but within the limitations of the law.
Visa requests waiting for the approval of the Ministry of Interior
Aleema said that the two had requested their Pakistani visas and expected the approval of the Ministry of Interior before their visit to the country.
In a publication about X, he said: “A few days ago, Suleiman and Kasim requested their visas with the high commission of Pakistan in London. The ambassador has suggested that he is waiting for the approval of the Ministry of Interior in Islamabad.”
Responding to Aleema, the Minister of State of Tallal Chaudhry called her for her previous statement that the brothers had a Nicop, questioning why they would need visas if that were the case.
“If you need visas, that means they are not ‘national Pakistani.’ What is the real truth behind everything?”
