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Isnt it hypocritical that the guy kept bashing USA, talked against them and blamed them for his own govts downfall, and now his two sons and sister are going to USA, doing interviews and pleading the US govt and American public to intervene for their father?
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Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's sons have urged US president Donald Trump and the international community to call for their father's release from a Pakistani prison.
British citizens Suleman Khan, 28, and Qasim Khan, 26, broke their silence for the first time to make a public appeal after “exhausting” legal and other routes.
Mr Khan, the 72-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, has been lodged in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi since 2023 after a court handed him a three-year sentence in a corruption case.
He faces some 150 charges in total, all of which his party says are politically motivated. The Tehreek-e-Insaf chief served as Pakistan's prime minister between 2018 and 2022 before being removed from office.
In an interview broadcast live on X with citizen journalist Mario Nawfal, Qasim Khan said: "We want the international community to take action and who better than [Donald] Trump.”
“We would love to speak to Trump and try and figure out a way where he would be able to help out." he said, adding they were trying to "bring democracy to Pakistan".
Both sons called Mr Khan their "hero" and added they had never "spoken before, but seeing what he’s going through, we couldn’t stay quiet".
When asked about US official Richard Grenell's call for their father's release, the brothers said they were grateful for all the "support he has shown".
Suleman Khan said: “In terms of a message to the Trump administration, we’d call for any government that supports free speech and proper democracy to join the call for our father’s release, and especially the most powerful leader in the world.”
The brothers accused the Pakistan government of punishing Mr Khan by keeping him in isolation and complete darkness following a pro-democracy protest that called for the former prime minister's release.
www.independent.co.uk
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Imran Khan’s sons call on Donald Trump to intervene and secure his release
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's sons have urged US president Donald Trump and the international community to call for their father's release from a Pakistani prison.
British citizens Suleman Khan, 28, and Qasim Khan, 26, broke their silence for the first time to make a public appeal after “exhausting” legal and other routes.
Mr Khan, the 72-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, has been lodged in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi since 2023 after a court handed him a three-year sentence in a corruption case.
He faces some 150 charges in total, all of which his party says are politically motivated. The Tehreek-e-Insaf chief served as Pakistan's prime minister between 2018 and 2022 before being removed from office.
In an interview broadcast live on X with citizen journalist Mario Nawfal, Qasim Khan said: "We want the international community to take action and who better than [Donald] Trump.”
“We would love to speak to Trump and try and figure out a way where he would be able to help out." he said, adding they were trying to "bring democracy to Pakistan".
Both sons called Mr Khan their "hero" and added they had never "spoken before, but seeing what he’s going through, we couldn’t stay quiet".
When asked about US official Richard Grenell's call for their father's release, the brothers said they were grateful for all the "support he has shown".
Suleman Khan said: “In terms of a message to the Trump administration, we’d call for any government that supports free speech and proper democracy to join the call for our father’s release, and especially the most powerful leader in the world.”
The brothers accused the Pakistan government of punishing Mr Khan by keeping him in isolation and complete darkness following a pro-democracy protest that called for the former prime minister's release.

Imran Khan’s sons call on Donald Trump to intervene and secure his release
Khan’s sons call for ‘international pressure’ on Pakistan to secure their father’s release

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