Imran Khan's sons urge Donald Trump to help their incarcerated father, say POTUS 'can make a difference'

Sons of former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party (PTI) founder Imran Khan slammed the ruling Pakistani regime and pinned their hopes on US President Donald Trump for the release of their father. On Friday, Sulaiman and Kasim Khan said that Trump is one person who could “make a difference” to their incarcerated father’s situation.

The remarks from the sons came during their interview with British journalist Piers Morgan. The sons of the former cricketing legend called for attention to their father’s incarceration for the first time publicly in May. The remarks from Kasim and Sulaiman came after their aunt Aleema Khan revealed that the two applied for visas to visit Pakistan.

In a post on X, she wrote: “The ambassador has intimated that he is awaiting approval from the Ministry of Interior in Islamabad.” When Morgan asked Kasim whether he had any message for Trump, Imran Khan’s son said: “If anyone can make a difference, he (Trump) can.”

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A few days ago Suleiman and Kasim applied for their visas with the Pakistan high commission in London. The ambassador has intimated that he is awaiting approval from the ministry of interior in Islamabad.

— Aleema Khanum (@Aleema_KhanPK) August 1, 2025

“We know that Trump has a great relationship with our father and vice versa. They had great conversations when they were both in office, and they seem to have mutual respect for one another," Kasim told Morgan.

“If Trump was able to make a statement or in any way speak to the establishment over there [in Pakistan] to get our father released, I know he’s one of the few people who can, so of course we would love to kind of have a conversation with him or hope for some help from him or support.”

“When we floated the idea of going, we were told by people in the Pakistani government that we would be arrested and from other people, we heard, you know, we had warnings from family members, inside sources, all sorts of people saying similar [things]," he added.

During the interview, both sons also mentioned how they were struggling to get a visa to go and see their father. “So we’ve still tried to get our visas. We are still looking to go at some point. We’ve applied for our visas, but we haven’t had our responses yet. We’ll see what happens,” Kasim said. They also pointed out how they have been facing threats of arrest if they arrive in Pakistan.