Imran Khan’s sisters were arrested and jailed for 30 days under preventive detention orders.
The detentions came ahead of a planned nationwide protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Party officials said the demonstration would be peaceful and pressed ahead with the September 27 action.
Authorities said the protest would not be allowed to disrupt Islamabad.
Lawyers and party representatives condemned the arrests as a crackdown, while rights groups called the detentions arbitrary.
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The reporting broadly agrees that Imran Khan’s three sisters were detained ahead of a planned protest demanding his release. It also agrees that party figures and lawyers challenged the detentions, while officials said the protest would not be allowed to create disruption.
What remains unsettled is how the legal challenges to the detention orders will proceed and whether the planned protest will go ahead as intended. The reporting also leaves open the scope of any broader arrests or further government action, which could change as events develop.
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Left-leaning coverage emphasizes that the detentions were part of a broader crackdown before protests. It says the sisters were jailed under warrants or preventive orders that were justified by authorities as protecting public order. It also highlights allegations from family members and party figures that Khan is being denied medical treatment and proper prison visits, and it cites rights criticism calling the arrests arbitrary.
Center coverage focuses on the protest timeline, the legal challenge to the detention orders, and the government’s warning about disruption. It says Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf planned to proceed with a nationwide demonstration on September 27 and described it as peaceful. It also reports official claims that the protest call was illegal or that authorities would stop it from blocking roads in Islamabad.
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The Guardian reports that three sisters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan have been arrested and jailed for 30 days under warrants accusing them of threatening public order ahead of planned nationwide demonstrations. The publication details that Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, and Noreen Niazi were detained following police raids, with their lawyer and party representatives condemning the government crackdown. Additionally, the article notes that family members and party figures allege Khan is being denied vital medical treatment and proper prison visits.
Amnesty International reports on the arbitrary detention of relatives of former prime minister Imran Khan and activists from his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, ahead of planned protests on September 27. The organization states that authorities have detained Khan's three sisters, Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, and Noreen Niazi, along with other family members and party workers under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance. Amnesty International criticizes these pre-emptive arrests as a flagrant violation of human rights and calls for the immediate release of those targeted.
The Times of India reports that Pakistan's opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, intends to proceed with a nationwide protest on September 27 to demand the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. The publication notes that legal challenges have been filed against the 30-day preventive detention orders issued by the Lahore deputy commissioner for Khan's three sisters, Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, and Noreen Niazi. According to the article, party officials stated the demonstration will be peaceful, while Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi asserted that the government will prevent the protest from disrupting Islamabad.
The South China Morning Post reports that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announced the arrest of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's three sisters ahead of a planned protest march on September 27. According to party officials, Aleema Khan, Dr Uzma Khan, and Noreen Khan were taken into custody following police raids and sent to Kot Lakhpat Jail under 30-day detention orders issued by the Lahore deputy commissioner. The publication also notes that Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated the protest call was illegal and that authorities would not allow roads to be blocked.