Imran Khan’s sons on their jailed father

伊姆兰·汗的儿子们谈论入狱的父亲

Today in Focus

2026-10-15

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After a dramatic week in Pakistan, Kasim and Sulaiman Khan talk to Today in Focus about the continued imprisonment of their father, the former prime minister and cricket legend Imran Khan. With reporting from Osman Samiuddin. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • Today, when your dad is the most famous prisoner and person in Pakistan.

  • So yeah, the last time we spoke to our father was in March earlier this year and from what I remember

  • we were both near each other so as soon as I think Carson received the call from a random number

  • on WhatsApp he kind of scrambled to find me and then we both joined the call at the same time.

  • Suleiman and Qasim Khan have grown up used to a kind of chaos when it comes to their dad.

  • They're in their 20s and live in London.

  • He's a big deal and in prison in Pakistan.

  • I guess with this call, it was the first call where there was a period

  • of him kind of venting in frustration about the situation.

  • He was frustrated about his eye, which he was asking for treatment on for months and didn't receive anything.

  • He was saying how it's inhumane the way they're ruling this country and trying to suppress

  • and oppress all of its people.

  • For portions, he was furious for the first half, I'd say, and then he was desperate to hear about us.

  • Just private things, how we are, you know, our direction in life and things like that.

  • But he wants to try and be able to guide us even while he's stuck.

  • And we just had a feeling that it could be the last call for a while.

  • It's now been seven months.

  • Keeping a national icon behind bars is no easy business.

  • And Imran Khan's detention has rocked Pakistan.