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LHC summons Punjab home secretary, Kot Lakhpat jail superintendent in plea seeking release of Imran’s sisters

Dawn22 October 2026, 06:25 UTCPakistan

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday summoned the Punjab home secretary and the superintendent of Kot Lakhpat jail in a petition seeking the release of three sisters of former prime minister Imran Khan. All three of Imran’s sisters — Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan — were detained by authorities in September, under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, as the PTI geared up for a planned protest march towards Islamabad. Their detention was ordered for 30 days. A day earlier, Aleema’s son, Shahrez Khan, filed a fresh plea challenging their detention. It stated that

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