{"id":15569,"date":"2025-08-02T18:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=15569"},"modified":"2025-08-02T18:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:05:10","slug":"aleema-khan-says-imrans-sons-have-applied-for-new-nicops-after-losing-their-old-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=15569","title":{"rendered":"Aleema Khan says Imran\u2019s sons have applied for new NICOPs after losing their old ones"},"content":{"rendered":"
Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, has rejected claims that the former prime minister stopped his children from visiting Pakistan, clarifying that they were unable to travel after losing their National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOPs).<\/p>\n

\u201cImran Khan did not stop his children from coming to Pakistan. This is a lie. They already have NICOP cards, but they were lost. His children have applied for new NICOPs and visas,\u201d Aleema told reporters outside Adiala Jail on Saturday.<\/p>\n

A day earlier,\u00a0In a statement shared on X, Aleema revealed that Sulaiman and Kasim had submitted their visa applications a few days ago. She said the High Commission had confirmed receipt of the applications and conveyed that their approval was pending with the Ministry of Interior.<\/p>\n

However, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry has raised questions regarding the nationality status of former prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s children, citing Aleema\u2019s earlier statement that the children hold National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP).<\/p>\n

Responding to her post on X, Chaudhry said, \u201cYou previously stated that the children hold NICOPs. If that is true, they do not require visas to enter Pakistan. If they do need visas, that means they are not \u2018Pakistani Nationals.\u2019 What is the real truth behind it all?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Further speaking on the matter outside Adiala Jail, Aleema added that she had the tracking numbers of the visa applications, contradicting embassy officials\u2019 claims that no such requests were made.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is surprising that the embassy says no applications were filed. A friend called the ambassador, who said permission was needed from the Interior Ministry. I told them to get it from Mohsin Naqvi if necessary. Later, they said the Foreign Ministry must issue the visas. Now the ambassador is not responding,\u201d she noted, adding that in emergencies visas are usually granted within an hour.<\/p>\n

When asked about Mishal Yousafzai\u2019s appointment as senator, Aleema said, \u201cI don\u2019t want to waste my time discussing such people. My view is that justice should have been done. If it were about merit, many others besides Mishal Yousafzai qualified.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the broader political climate, Aleema relayed a message from Imran Khan, saying, \u201cFirst the mandate was stolen, then democracy was undermined. The media has been silenced, and after the 26th amendment, the judiciary has been reduced to a state institution with no independent authority. Judges now only do what they are told.\u201d<\/p>\n

She further criticised the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), comparing them to the former Q League, and accused them of continuing \u201cloot and plunder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Commenting on the security situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, she said Imran Khan had sent a message through PTI leader Ali Amin opposing a planned operation in the province. She added that Khan believes Pakistan must maintain good relations with Afghanistan as a neighbouring country.<\/p>\n

Aleema stressed that PTI\u2019s ongoing movement is not linked to Khan\u2019s children but to his release. \u201cWe are working for our brother\u2019s release. We have been coming to court for two years. If they want to arrest us, they can. The movement will continue until Imran Khan is free.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She concluded by criticising the government for barring Imran Khan\u2019s sons from entering Pakistan. \u201cWhy is the government not allowing his sons to come? They must be given visas,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Earlier this\u00a0month, Khan\u2019s sister Aleema Khan had told reporters that Sulaiman and Qasim would participate in the protest movement. \u201cThey will first go to the United States to raise awareness about the injustices faced by their father and then take part in the movement in Pakistan,\u201d she had said.<\/p>\n

Reports also suggested that the brothers had held meetings with\u00a0key individuals\u00a0in the United States ahead of their possible arrival in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

However, the issue has drawn reactions from the government as well. Prime Minister\u2019s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah warned that Khan\u2019s sons, who reside in the United Kingdom with their mother Jemima Goldsmith, would be arrested if they participated in the protest.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, has rejected claims that the former prime minister stopped his children from visiting Pakistan, clarifying that they were unable to travel after losing their National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOPs). \u201cImran Khan did not stop his children from coming to Pakistan. This is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}