Says sons applied for visa in January, consulate stated 7-10 days processing time but now 60 days have passed
Prime Minister Shehbaz (from left), Imran Khan, Jemima Goldsmith, Sulaiman Khan and Kasim Khan. Photos: File
Jemima Goldsmith, ex-wife of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, on Monday appealed directly to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to allow their sons, Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Khan, to visit their father in jail.
Imran has been imprisoned since August 2023 and is currently serving a sentence in Adiala prison in a £190m corruption case. In addition, he faces pending trials under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) related to the protests on 9 May 2023. The brothers have not seen their father since November 2022, after he survived an assassination attempt. They said they applied for a visa in January but have yet to receive a response.
In a post on X today, Jemima said the request was prompted by concerns about Imran’s health and delays in the visa process for their sons.
“This is an appeal directly to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to allow Imran Khan’s two sons to see their father as soon as possible, especially as his health appears to be declining,” she wrote.
My sons Sulaiman & @kasim_khan_1999 applied for visas in January (again…) to allow them to visit their father @ImranKhanPTI in Pakistan. The Pakistan Consulate states that online visa processing usually takes 7-10 working days. 60 days have now passed. This despite the public…
— Jemima Goldsmith (@Jemima_Khan) March 16, 2026
Jemima added that her sons had applied for visas earlier this year but had yet to receive approval.
“My sons Sulaiman and Kasim applied for visas in January (again…) to allow them to visit their father Imran Khan in Pakistan. Pakistan’s consulate says online visa processing usually takes 7-10 working days. It has now been 60 days,” she said.
Jemima said this was despite a public promise that their sons could safely travel to Pakistan to see their father after four years, assurances given by Defense Minister Khawaja Asif to British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan and Prime Minister’s Spokesman Mosharraf Zaidi had conveyed to Sky News presenter Yalda Hakim.
“They are not allowed to talk to him on the phone or send him a letter. They have not seen him since 2022 after he was shot in an assassination attempt,” she said.
Kasim had last month accused the government of deliberately refusing to process his and his brother’s visas to prevent the siblings from meeting their father.
He said it was cruel to deny a prisoner treatment and to deny his children the right to see him was a collective punishment.
Last year, Imran’s sister Aleema Khan had told reporters that the brothers would participate in a protest movement planned for August 5, 2025. Later, it was reported that Imran had stated that his sons would not come to Pakistan to participate in the protest. The brothers had later held meetings with key figures in the United States.
