๐จ๐ต๐ฐ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: IMRAN KHANโS SONS BREAK THEIR SILENCE
Every once in a while, I conduct an interview that could shape the politics of a country.
This may be one of them.
Imran Khan, who I spoke with just weeks before his arrest, was one of the most popular leaders of our time.
Often called the โTrump of Pakistan,โ he had an approval rating above 60%.
But when he turned against the countryโs powerful military establishment, the cost was immediate.
He was shot.
Then jailed.
Then banned โ not just from office, but from television, radio, and social media.
And yet, even from behind bars, even with his name erased, his party still won a majority in Pakistanโs latest elections.
It didnโt matter.
Today, he sits in a 7x8 cell designed for death row inmates.
No light. No lawyer. No access to doctors. No due process.
His sons, Sulaiman and Kasim Khan, have spent their lives out of the spotlight, far from the chaos of Pakistani politics.
But for nearly 2 years, theyโve watched their father โ wounded, silenced, and locked in solitary confinement โ be forgotten by the world.
They havenโt seen him since he was shot.
Phone calls, when they come, arrive at random โ sometimes at 4 a.m. โ and last only 20 minutes before the line goes dead.
They stayed completely silent through all of it.
Not because they didnโt care โ but because they were afraid speaking out would make things worse.
But now?
Now itโs been too long.
Now the silence feels like betrayal.
Now, theyโre speaking โ because this might be the only thing left they can do.
And they did not hold back.
To Pakistanis: do not lose hope.
To the international community: do not turn a blind eye.
Thank you
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@lindayaX for X and your fight for free speech.
Disclaimers: This interview was conducted prior to the recent clashes between India and Pakistan.
I am not alleging the Pakistani military or Government was behind Imranโs assassination attempt.
Also note: Urdu voice over of the interview posted below as a comment.
01:26 โ โHeโs literally in the dark.โ
No visits. No lawyers. No calls. No light.
02:16 โ โHeโs completely alone.โ
No contact. No doctor. No way to know if heโs okay.
03:19 โ โA death cellโฆ for terrorists.โ
7x8 feet. Blacked out. Designed to erase the human spirit.
04:09 โ โFirst two days were hell.โ
He survived 10 days in pitch darkness by forcing himself into a Zen-like state.
05:55 โ โThe line cuts at 20 minutes.โ
Half the time: lessons. The rest: he asks about our lives.
06:50 โ โWe get a 4 a.m. message.โ
If we miss it, itโs months before we hear from him again.
08:04 โ โTheyโre trying to break him.โ
No light. No doctors. No calls. But he refuses to fold.
09:16 โ โHe wonโt take the deal.โ
Not without his people. Not if it means betraying them.
13:22 โ โWeโve run out of options.โ
Legal routes are gone. Silence no longer helps. This is our last card.
15:19 โ โThey banned his name.โ
On TV, radio, and online โ we became the code for our own father.
17:01 โ โWe never spoke to Grenell.โ
But weโre grateful. And weโll speak to anyone whoโll listen.
18:27 โ โItโs 100% political.โ
False charges. Fake trials. A democracy on mute.
20:51 โ โYes, people have been taken.โ
Supporters, journalists โ vanished. Tortured. Broken.
22:06 โ โHe told us to stay private.โ
But now? We have no choice.
24:03 โ โWe thought itโd be a few weeks.โ
Itโs been nearly two years.
26:26 โ โHe reads. He teaches. Then he listens.โ
Each call is a lifeline.
28:05 โ โThey blurred him out.โ
Even the 1992 World Cup photos โ he was erased.
31:00 โ โIโve grown more in 2 years than 20.โ
Thatโs what he tells us.
32:20 โ โItโs getting desperate.โ
New threats. Talk of a death sentence. No end in sight.
32:57 โ โWe asked him for permission.โ
He said: Do it.
35:00 โ โThe last time we saw him, heโd been shot.โ
Three bullets. Still standing. Still smiling.
36:45 โ โWeโre told not to come back.โ
We might be used to break him further.
38:16 โ โRespect the vote.โ
PTI won โ even without its symbol, even in silence.
39:38 โ โSelling exotic fruit?โ
Thatโs what they jailed him for.
40:53 โ โSome family members were scared.โ
But we have to try something.
42:07 โ โHeโs not done.โ
Still learning. Still fighting. Still planning.
43:12 โ โHeโs 70. He was shot. And they deny him a doctor.โ
This is not justice. This is torture.