PTI rejects Imran Khan’s reports preventing sons from visiting Pakistan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) has denied media relationships suggesting that the founder of the Imran Khan party has prohibited his sons from going to Pakistan, calling for such incorrect and withdrawal statements.

The central secretary of the Party for Information, Sheikh Waqas Akram, rejected reports on Tuesday, qualifying them of misleading journalists and urged journalists, in particular those who report from Adiala prison, to refrain from selectively quoting the former Prime Minister.

“The news circulating in the media concerning the children of Imran Khan are completely false. Khan has not prevented his children at all from coming to Pakistan,” said Akram in an article on X.

“There is no doubt that the children of Imran Khan will come to Pakistan; there is only the date to decide,” he added, declaring that Khan’s sons had already informed their father of their plans and did not ask for his permission.

The remarks occurred after certain media, citing sources present during an audience in Adiala prison, reported that Khan had declared that his sons – Sulaiman and Kasim – did not come to Pakistan to join the demonstration scheduled for August 5.

Responding to such claims, Akram criticized what he described as a “selective interpretation” of Khan’s remarks and stressed that only direct quotes should be reported.

“I pressed my friends in the media, especially those who report from Adiala, to transmit exactly what Khan says. It is inappropriate to point out his selectively or out of context remarks, or to interpret them on the basis of personal preferences, “said the secretary of the PTI urging such propaganda should be avoided, because it is useless.

Earlier this month, Khan’s sister Aleema Khan told journalists that Sulaiman and Qasim would participate in the protest movement. “They will first go to the United States to educate the injustices faced by their father, then participate in the movement in Pakistan,” she said.

Reports also suggest that the brothers had organized meetings with key people in the United States before their possible arrival in Pakistan.

However, the problem also carried out the government’s reactions. Prime Minister’s advisor to political affairs Rana Sanaullah warned that Khan’s sons, who live in the United Kingdom with their mother Jemima Goldsmith, would be arrested if they participated in the demonstration.

The Minister of State inside Talal Chaudhry echoes this point of view, declaring that the brothers would need appropriate visas to enter Pakistan if they are not citizens. “No individual, local or foreign will be authorized to come to Pakistan and take over in charge,” he said.