Richard Granal, the messenger for special missions of US President Donald Trump, met the sons of Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) jailed in California, and once again called for the release of the former Pakistani Prime Minister, in the case of his arrest in the case of “political prosecution”.
Grenal posted a picture with Imran Khan’s elder son Suleman Isa and his second son Qasim Khan, which said that he preferred and welcomed him “walking out” and welcomed him.
In a post on X, Grenal wrote, “Welcome to California, my friends.
Grenal’s latest comments criticize PTI leaders and rights activists, on the conditions of Khan’s custody in Adiala Jail, where they have been imprisoned since August 2023.
This is not the first time that the former US ambassador has supported Imran Khan. In an interview with Newsmax during Trump’s election campaign, Granal said that the US had a “much better relationship with Pakistan” during the Trump administration, when the mine was in the office.
He described Khan as a political outsider with a general knowledge approach, drawing equalities between Khan’s arrest and the legal challenges faced by Donald Trump in the US.
“We had better relations with Pakistan during the Trump administration, when a person named Imran Khan was the leader of Pakistan. This is because Imran Khan was an outsider. He was a former cricketer and was actually captain of the Pakistani national cricket team. He was not a politician, and he said in a very good language.
He said, “I would like to release Imran Khan from jail. He is currently in jail, facing similar allegations as President Trump, where the ruling party put him in jail and made some kind of corruption and false allegations,” he said.
Meanwhile, PTI increases the concerns over Khan’s prison situation. According to a report by Dawn, PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Vakas Akram said at a press conference on Friday that Khan is being held in “Death Sale”, which has no access to books, televisions or newspapers.
“Despite being a former Prime Minister, Khan was denied his status and even the fundamental rights of an ordinary prisoner, which was a matter of serious concern, as he was the most popular leader of the country, and the whole country was deeply concerned about his good and security,” Akram said.
He warned that the ongoing political and judicial pressure, in collaboration with the situation of the poor prison, was pushing Pakistan to a “constitutional and human crisis”. (AI)