Islamabad:
The PTI dismissed Tuesday as a foundation reports that circulated in the media that the founder of the Imran Khan party had forbidden his two children to travel to Pakistan or participate in any effort for his release.
Counteracting the reports in a publication about ‘X’, PTI’s central information secretary, Waqas Akram, said the news that circulated in the media was “completely false.”
“Imran Khan Sahib absolutely has not prevented his children from coming to Pakistan. I asked those friends from the media who report Adiala that only exactly what Khan Sahib says. It is inappropriate to get things out of context, selectively, or present conversations according to their own wishes.”
He continued with another publication, stating that there should be no doubt about the arrival of the children of the former usor, so, he added, the date has not yet been determined.
“And everyone should remember that when they decided to come, they clearly told their father that we are not looking for their permission but informing him. Then, avoid spreading because they are useless.”
The denial occurred in the midst of reports of the media that suggested that the former imprisoned prime minister had told journalists that his children, Sulaiman Khan, 28, and Kasim Khan, 26, would not visit Pakistan or participate in any demonstration.
The two children had broken their public silence for the imprisonment of their father in May of this year. Earlier this month, Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, had also said that the two would travel to the United States before arriving in Pakistan as part of a broader effort in search of her father’s liberation.
The Minister of Defense, Khawaja Asif, dismissed the situation as “a drama among many dramas”, claiming that “the purpose was not the meeting of father and children, but political gain. No movement of the founder occurs without political or financial gain.”
The Minister of State for the interior, Talal Chaudhry, had previously commented that the children could come to Pakistan and that they would not face restrictions in doing so.
