Imran Khan’s Sons Plead for Father’s Release, Call on Donald Trump for Intervention

Imran Khan’s Sons Plead for Father’s Release, Call on Donald Trump for Intervention

RMN News Story Highlights

• Imran Khan’s sons, Suleman and Qasim Khan, have publicly appealed for their father’s release from Adiala Jail in Pakistan after exhausting other options.

• They specifically urged former US President Donald Trump and the international community to intervene and help secure his freedom.

• The sons described their father’s alleged “inhumane conditions” in prison, including prolonged solitary confinement, lack of access to doctors and limited contact with the outside world.

• They stated they broke their silence because they could no longer remain quiet about their father’s situation and are also calling for the human rights of other political prisoners and the restoration of democracy in Pakistan.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sons have broken their silence, making a public appeal for his release from Adiala Jail, urging international pressure and specifically calling on former US President Donald Trump for help.

British citizens Suleman Khan, 28, and Qasim Khan, 26, spoke out for the first time after stating they had exhausted legal and other routes to secure their father’s freedom. The 72-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been held in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi since 2023, serving a three-year sentence following a conviction in a corruption case. Mr Khan faces approximately 150 charges in total, which his party asserts are politically motivated. He served as Pakistan’s prime minister from 2018 to 2022 before his removal from office.

In an interview broadcast live on X, Qasim Khan stated, “We want the international community to take action and who better than [Donald] Trump“. He added, “We would love to speak to Trump and try and figure out a way where he would be able to help out,” connecting their efforts to trying to “bring democracy to Pakistan”.

Suleman Khan echoed this call, urging any government that supports free speech and proper democracy, especially the “most powerful leader in the world,” to join the demand for their father’s release. The brothers expressed gratitude for the support shown by US official Richard Grenell.

Both sons described Mr Khan as their “hero,” explaining they had remained quiet until now, but could no longer do so given his situation. They accused the Pakistan government of punishing Mr Khan by keeping him in isolation and complete darkness following a pro-democracy protest.

Allegations of Inhumane Prison Conditions

Imran Khan’s sons detailed the challenging conditions their father is reportedly enduring. His elder son stated that Mr Khan has no “access to the outside world, no access to doctors, and has been in prolonged solitary confinement”. Despite court mandates for weekly communication, the sons say they only speak to him once every two or three months.

These concerns align with previous statements made by their mother, Jemima Goldsmith, in October. She accused the government led by Shehbaz Sharif of restricting his access to lawyers, family visits, and even cutting electricity to his cell, resulting in him being “completely isolated, in solitary confinement, literally in the dark, with no contact with the outside world”.

Qasim Khan reiterated these points, mentioning a period where Mr Khan was “there for 10 days in the pitch black”. The family seeks “international pressure” on Pakistan, stating their father is “currently living in inhumane conditions” and is not being given “basic human rights”.

The brothers emphasised their call is not solely for their father but also for the human rights of other political prisoners and the restoration of proper democracy in Pakistan.

While the sons made their public appeal, Mr Khan’s political party separately petitioned the Islamabad High Court earlier in May for his urgent release on parole during a “national emergency,” citing concerns he could be targeted in drone strikes amid a military standoff with India. However, both nations – India and Pakistan – have since stepped back from the brink of war following a ceasefire announcement.

Concluding their statement, the sons shared their personal feelings, saying they miss their father, but “what hurts more is seeing a nation lose the man who gave everything for it”. They recalled his words: “‘if you stand for truth, you’ll pay a price. We’re seeing that now'”. Former UK environment minister Zac Goldsmith praised his nephews for speaking up, calling their father an “incorruptible leader who is being tortured by a desperate, corrupt and greedy establishment”.