{"id":489452,"date":"2025-07-11T08:43:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T03:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=489452"},"modified":"2025-07-11T08:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T03:43:58","slug":"jemima-slams-govt-over-threat-to-arrest-imran-khans-sons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/jemima-slams-govt-over-threat-to-arrest-imran-khans-sons\/","title":{"rendered":"Jemima slams govt over threat to arrest Imran Khan\u2019s sons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> LONDON<br \/>\nJemima Goldsmith has strongly criticised the Pakistani government for threatening to deny her sons any contact with their father, former prime minister Imran Khan, who remains in prison for nearly two years. The 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been behind bars since August 2023 after he was booked in multiple cases ranging from corruption to terrorism since his ouster from power via the opposition\u2019s no-trust motion in April 2022.<br \/>\nJemima and Khan married in 1994 and divorced nearly a decade later in 2004. Her statement follows remarks by senior government officials suggesting that Khan\u2019s sons could be arrested if they enter Pakistan and participate in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest, scheduled for later this month or the next. \u201cMy children aren\u2019t allowed to speak on the phone to their father Imran Khan. He has been in solitary confinement in prison for nearly 2 years,\u201d Jemima posted on X. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON Jemima Goldsmith has strongly criticised the Pakistani government for threatening to deny her sons any contact with their father, former prime minister Imran Khan, who remains in prison for nearly two years. 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