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'They can come to Pakistan today': Khawaja Asif disputes claim by Imran's sons of expired Nicops

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday said that PTI founder Imran Khan’s sons — Qasim and Sulaiman Khan — could visit Pakistan “today if they wished”, citing the validity of their National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (Nicop). The government has consistently maintained that Imran’s children can enter the country based on their Nicops with no visa required. However, the sons claimed…

'They can come to Pakistan today': Khawaja Asif disputes claim by Imran's sons of expired Nicops

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has asserted that Imran Khan's sons, Qasim and Sulaiman, can visit Pakistan today by presenting their valid National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (Nicops). The government has consistently maintained that the sons can enter the country without a visa, based on their Nicops. However, the sons have claimed that their Nicops have expired and accused the government of denying them visas.

Asif dismissed these claims as "incorrect" and reiterated that holders of Nicops can travel to Pakistan whenever they wish.

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