Kasim Khan, son of jailed PTI founder Imran Khan, alleges Pakistani authorities are deliberately blocking visa applications filed by him and his brother, preventing them from travelling to Pakistan to see their father.
In a post on X, Kasim said he and his brother have tried to travel to Pakistan to see their father, who has been held in solitary confinement for 914 days, with deteriorating health and denied access to independent medical care. “Now the government is deliberately refusing to process our visas. Denying a prisoner treatment is cruel. Denying his children, the right to see him is collective punishment,” he wrote.
Kasim appealed for international action, calling on human rights organisations and governments to intervene before irreversible harm occurs. He and his elder brother, Suleiman, live in London with their mother, Jemima Goldsmith.
The allegations come amid growing concerns about Imran Khan’s health and access to treatment. The government last week acknowledged that Imran Khan had been taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), days after reports about his treatment surfaced in the media.
The PTI condemned what it called the “secret transfer” of Imran Khan to PIMS, accusing authorities of keeping his family and party leaders uninformed and denying him access to his personal doctors. Opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai wrote to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seeking his personal intervention to allow examinations by Imran Khan’s trusted physicians.
Kasim and Suleiman had said in December 2025 that they applied for visas to visit Pakistan in January. Reports this week say authorities are refusing to issue those visas, intensifying concerns over access to the former prime minister. (ANI)
