Imran's sons await visa approval, says Aleema Khan

Sources in interior ministry deny any visa application is under consideration

Listen to article

ISLAMABAD:

The sons of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, Sulaiman and Kasim, have applied for Pakistani visas at the High Commission in London and are currently awaiting approval from the Interior Ministry, Aleema Khan said on Friday.

In a statement shared on X, Aleema revealed that Sulaiman and Kasim had submitted their visa applications a few days ago. She said the High Commission had confirmed receipt of the applications and conveyed that their approval was pending with the Ministry of Interior.

A few days ago Suleiman and Kasim applied for their visas with the Pakistan high commission in London. The ambassador has intimated that he is awaiting approval from the ministry of interior in Islamabad.

— Aleema Khanum (@Aleema_KhanPK) August 1, 2025

However, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry has raised questions regarding the nationality status of former prime minister Imran Khan’s children, citing Aleema’s earlier statement that the children hold National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP).

Responding to her post on X, Chaudhry said, “You previously stated that the children hold NICOPs. If that is true, they do not require visas to enter Pakistan. If they do need visas, that means they are not ‘Pakistani Nationals.’ What is the real truth behind it all?”

You previously stated that the children hold NICOPs. If that is true, they do not require visas to enter Pakistan.
If they do need visas, that means they are not “Pakistani Nationals”

What is the real truth behind it all? https://t.co/IsHJYMhqAu

— Senator Tallal Chaudry (@TallalPMLN) August 1, 2025

Meanwhile, sources in the Ministry of Interior have denied that any visa application from the sons of the PTI founder is under consideration.

The sources told The Express Tribune that no such application is currently being processed at the Ministry of Interior. They clarified that the ministry does not issue family visas or any other types of visas, and that claims suggesting otherwise are inaccurate.

Furthermore, they stated that visa matters of this nature fall solely under the jurisdiction of the Pakistan High Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Also Read: Pakistan hit with 19pc tariff as Trump targets dozens of countries with new duties

On Wednesday, Kasim Khan, in an interview with US media outlet Real America's Voice, said that his father was being held under “inhumane” conditions in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.

“Right now he's in really, really poor conditions and it looks like they're getting worse by the moment,” Kasim said, adding that his father was being kept in solitary confinement. “He’s showering in muddy water. Ten people have reportedly died in those filthy conditions,” he claimed.

The former prime minister has been incarcerated since August 2023. He is currently serving a sentence in the £190 million corruption case and also faces multiple cases, including those under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), stemming from the May 9, 2023 protests.