Islamabad, July 12: Ahead of the nationwide protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on August 5, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sons, Sulaiman and Qasim, will lead a rally demanding their father’s release. The brothers are planning to come to Pakistan after lobbying efforts in the United States.The protest on August 5, against the government will be to note the day PTI leader Imran Khan was “unlawfully” arrested in 2023.
Khan is currently serving sentence at the Adiala Jail regarding a 190 million pound corruption case and also faces trials under the Anti-Terrorism Act associated with the May 9, 2023 protests. The campaign is being laid out as an effort to reignite public and international pressure.
This is no longer just about politics, it’s about justice,” Khan’s sister Aleema told local media, and added that the brothers will “stand with their father” and “the people of Pakistan.”
Apart from this, the brothers had also appeared in a recent podcast to speak out against the Khan’s prison conditions and said that the situation was shaped to “break Imran Khan”, and commented on dynastic politics.
They had taken permission from Khan for the podcast, although they said that their father had cautioned them against participating in politics because of the prevalence of dynasty politics and the dominance of only two parties in the region.
