A claim circulating on social media states that Kasim Khan, one of the two sons of the incarcerated founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, in a recent interview with a US-based news channel Real America’s Voice (RAV), stated that he was looking towards Israel to secure his father’s release from prison.

 

Claim

A social media user posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) on July 30 with the caption, “Kasim Goldsmith has said that my father Imran Khan made a mistake by demanding freedom from America. We are ashamed of this. Our eyes are towards Israel now. My father has done a lot for Israel and now they should help us too (sic).”

 

Similar claims can be seen here, here and here.

 

Fact

The 39-second video clip featuring Kasim, which was shared online, did not mention Israel. In the video, Imran Khan’s son can be heard clearly saying that “we are looking to America at the moment” for support for his jailed father.

 

He added that a lot of people in the United States have expressed “concern” about his father’s cases, adding, “It seems like it might be the only route out at the moment.”

 

Kasim’s response followed the interviewee’s question: “Who are some of Imran Khan’s allies, either in Pakistan or across the globe, who can help secure Imran Khan’s release from jail?”

 

Verdict: The clip has been misrepresented. Kasim Khan did not say he was looking to Israel for his father's release.