Rawalpindi:
Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI), the founder, Imran Khan, rejected the assertions that the former Prime Minister prevented his children from visiting Pakistan, clarifying that they could not travel after losing their national identity cards for Pakistanis abroad (Nicops).
“Imran Khan did not prevent his children from coming to Pakistan. It is a lie. They already have Nicop cards, but they were lost. His children asked for new Nicops and visas,” Aleema told journalists outside of Adiala prison on Saturday.
One day earlier, in a share shared on X, Aleema revealed that Sulaiman and Kasim had submitted their visa requests a few days ago. She said the High Commissioner confirmed the receipt of the requests and had revealed that their approval was underway with the Interior Ministry.
However, the Minister of State in the Interior Talal Chaudhry raised questions concerning the nationality status of the children of the former Imran Khan Prime Minister, citing the previous declaration of Aleema according to which children hold national identity cards for the Overseas Pakistani (Nicop).
Responding to his article on X, Chaudhry said: “You have previously declared that children hold Nicops. If this is true, they don’t need a visas to enter Pakistan. If they need visas, this means that they are not “Pakistani nationals”. What is the real truth behind all this?
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Further on the case outside of Adiala prison, Aleema added that it had the number of visa requests, contradicting the claims of the Embassy officials that no requests of this type were made.
“It is surprising that the embassy says that no request was submitted. A friend called the ambassador, who said that the authorization was necessary from the Ministry of the Interior. I told them to obtain it from Mohin Naqvi if necessary. Later, they said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was to issue the visas. Visas are now generally granted in an hour.
Asked about the appointment of Mishal Yousafzai as a senator, Aleema said: “I don’t want to waste my time discussing these people. I think justice should have been done. If it were merit, many other than Mishal Yousafzai qualified. ”
On the broader political climate, Aleema relayed a message from Imran Khan, saying: “First, the mandate was stolen, then democracy was undermined. The media were silenced, and after the 26th amendment, the judiciary was reduced to a state institution without independent authority. The judges now do what they are said. “
She also criticized Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People Party (PPP), comparing them to the old Q League, and accused them of continuing “looting and looting”.
Commenting on the security situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, she said that Imran Khan had sent a message via the PTI chief, Ali Amin, opposing an operation provided for in the province. She added that Khan thinks that Pakistan must have good relations with Afghanistan as a neighboring country.
Aleema stressed that the current PTI movement is not linked to the children of Khan but to its release. “We work for the release of our brother. We have come to court for two years. If they want to stop us, they can. The movement will continue until Imran Khan is free. “
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She concluded by criticizing the government for prohibiting the sons of Imran Khan from entering Pakistan. “Why does the government do not allow its to come? They must have visas,” she said.
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.
