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6 days ago
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- Business Recorder
Imran Khan's sons coming to Pakistan, claims Aleema Khan
Sons of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan — Sulaiman and Kasim — will soon visit Pakistan, said the PTI founder's sister Aleema Khan on Thursday, adding that they were moving the court to facilitate the meeting between the sons and father. 'Imran's sons are coming to Pakistan to meet their father and legal channels are being used to make sure the meeting takes place,' she said speaking to media outside the Adiyala jail in Rawalpindi. Imran's two other sisters and senior lawyers Salman Akram Raja and Barrister Ali Zafar were also present on this occasion. They had come to the Adiyala jail to attend hearing of the Toshakhana II case, however, they were denied entry into the prison facility, said Raja. They also said details of the arrival and stay of Imran's sons cannot be disclosed at present. Aleema said they are approaching the court to get the required papers, so that the authorities could not deny their meeting, saying that they do not have a meeting paper. 'They will stay here as long as they want,' she said, responding to a question about duration of Kasim and Sulaiman's stay in the country. She stressed that it is their constitutional right to meet their father and she wants there to be no legal hurdle in this meeting. She said that a petition seeking permission for them to meet can be filed in the high court at any time. Imran Khan's sons meet US Congressman Brad Sherman Meanwhile, Imran's sons have launched a campaign in the US to get their father released from jail in Pakistan. They have met with US special presidential envoy Richard Grenell in California to kick off a campaign to garner international support in this regard. The brothers first launched a campaign in May, highlighting their father's imprisonment since August 2023 at Pakistan's Adiyala jail. Imran is facing multiple court cases, since his ouster from the Prime Minister's Office in April 2022 through a no-trust vote, including ongoing trials under the Anti‑Terrorism Act linked to the May 9, 2023, protests. The former prime minister is also serving a sentence related to a £190 million corruption conviction. Imran Khan's sons meet Trump aide to launch US campaign for father's release In a photo shared on X, Richard Grenell stood alongside the Khans and US Commission on International Religious Freedom Vice Chairman Dr Asif Mahmood. Grenell issued a rallying message: 'Stay strong… millions around the world are sick of political prosecutions. You are not alone.' The brothers also met US Representative Joe Wilson, Congressmen Brad Sherman, Andy Harris, Ted Lieu and Bill Huizenga and apprised about the alleged ill-treatment their father was facing in prison cell.
Business Recorder
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Imran Khan's sons meet Trump aide to launch US campaign for father's release
Sulaiman Khan (28) and Kasim Khan (26), sons of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, have met with U.S. special presidential envoy Richard Grenell in California to kick off a campaign to garner international support for their father's release. The brothers made a bold public debut in May, highlighting their father's imprisonment since August 2023 at Pakistan's Adiala Jail. Serving a sentence related to a £190 million corruption conviction, Imran Khan is also facing ongoing trials under the Anti‑Terrorism Act linked to the May 9, 2023, protests. In a photo shared on X, Richard Grenell stood alongside the Khans and U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Vice Chairman Dr Asif Mahmood. Grenell issued a rallying message: 'Stay strong… millions around the world are sick of political prosecutions. You are not alone.' Mahmood expressed admiration for the brothers' determination and praised Grenell's support, calling it a stand for justice and principle . In a previous May interview, Sulaiman and Kasim revealed they had 'exhausted' legal and diplomatic channels, alleging their father was held in 'complete isolation' in a cell likened to those used for death row inmates, without access to lawyers or doctors . They appealed directly to high‑profile figures, especially former U.S. President Donald Trump, to generate global pressure in support of Imran Khan's basic human rights . The siblings are now focusing on a campaign to confront what they describe as a suppressive wave against dissent in Pakistan. Their U.S. launch is expected to coincide with a planned protest movement in Pakistan scheduled for early August, marking the second year since Imran Khan's arrest. Although Pakistani officials have not formally reacted, Barrister Aqeel Malik, the Minister of State for Law and Justice, noted that Article 16 of Pakistan's constitution does not extend to foreigners, and that violating visa rules could lead to consequences. Meanwhile, political voices within the ruling PML‑N are split over whether the Khans should be allowed to return to Pakistan.
