Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s sister arrested before planned PTI march
Khan’s party condemns his sister’s arrest as an illegal attempt to silence her over PTI leader’s ongoing imprisonment.
Pakistan’s police have arrested Aleema Khan, the sister of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, from her house in the eastern city of Lahore, the capital of Punjab province.
The arrest on Sunday came exactly a week before a planned protest march by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on September 27 to demand his release.
A senior police official in Lahore, requesting anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media, confirmed the arrest but did not give more details.
“This is not law. This is an illegal arrest. This is cowardice and a deliberate attempt to worsen the situation,” PTI spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram posted on X.