Islamabad:
Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khanum said on Friday that the sons of former Prime Minister had asked for Pakistani visas and awaited authorization from the Interior Ministry before a planned visit.
By taking at X, Aleema said: “A few days ago, Suleiman [Khan] and kasim [Khan] Applied for their visas with the High Pakistani commissioner in London. The ambassador suggested that he awaits the approval of the Ministry of the Interior in Islamabad “.
However, the Ministry of the Interior refuted the allegations of Aleema concerning visa requests for the sons of Imran, saying that no request of this type was under the study of the ministry.
According to sources from the Ministry of the Interior, no visa request relating to the sons of Imran Khan was currently under treatment or examined by the ministry. They specified that the delivery of family visas – or any type of visa, moreover – is not the scope of the Ministry of the Interior.
“The assertion that the question of the visa is dealt with by the Ministry of the Interior is contrary to the facts,” a source told The Express PK Press Club. The manager added that these visas are the court of the high commissions of Pakistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
His remarks also caused a sharp response from the Minister of State in the Interior Talal Chaudhry, who challenged his previous statement that the brothers and sisters already had national identity cards for the Pakistani abroad (Nicop).
He questioned the need for a visa if they were in fact Pakistani nationals. “If they need visas, it means that they are not” Pakistani nationals “. What is the real truth behind all this? He asked.
It is relevant to note that Leeema had previously insisted that the sons of Imran Khan were “citizens of Pakistan” and came “definitively” visited him in prison, quoting their status as Nicop. “If something should happen to the sons of Imran, it would become an international affair,” she said to journalists previously.
Earlier this week, the PTI had categorically refused media reports suggesting that the founder of the imprisoned party had declared to journalists from Adiala prison that his sons would come to Pakistan or participate in any demonstration.
While the government has not yet published an official statement on the issue, Chaudhry had previously questioned what political role, if necessary, the two sons could assume. Nevertheless, he argued that they were invited to visit and assured that there would be no obstacle to their entry.
“The visas would be issued to them in less than 24 hours,” he said, “provided they stayed in the law”.
