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Pakistan releases two sisters of ex-PM Imran Khan from jail

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Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi Khan, sisters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, were released from the Kot Lakhpat maximum-security prison in Lahore after being detained for 53 days. While their sister Aleema Khan remains in custody, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party characterized the detention as arbitrary and criticized the selective nature of the release. The government maintained the sisters were detained because they posed a potential threat to law and order ahead of a planned protest march that ultimately did not occur.
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Al JazeeraThis outlet12 Nov

Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi Khan, sisters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, were released from the Kot Lakhpat maximum-security prison in Lahore after being detained for 53 days. While their sister Aleema Khan remains in custody, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party characterized the detention as arbitrary and criticized the selective nature of the release. The government maintained the sisters were…

Pakistan releases two sisters of ex-PM Imran Khan from jail (this article)
Dawn12 Nov

Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan, were released from Kot Lakhpat jail on Thursday after their extended detention orders were withdrawn. The three sisters were originally detained in September under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance alongside their sister Aleema Khan. PTI lawyers reported the release on social media, characterizing the detention orders as unlawful and…

Imran’s sisters Uzma, Noreen released from jail after extended detention orders withdrawn, says lawyer →2 articles from Dawn on this story
Times of India13 Nov

The release of Imran Khan's sisters, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, from Kot Lakhpat Jail after 53 days in custody has sparked speculation regarding a potential political settlement between Khan and Army Chief Asim Munir. These developments followed Khan's trip from Adiala Jail to a medical institute in Islamabad for eye treatment and blood pressure care, though Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi officially denied any…

Imran Khan-Asim Munir deal? Sisters' release from jail, hospital visit spark buzz in Pakistan →

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Imran Khan PERSON · 4× Khan PERSON · 4× PTI ORG · 4× Pakistan GPE · 3× Aleema Khan PERSON · 2× Imran Khan’s PERSON · 2× Islamabad GPE · 2× Uzma Khan PERSON · 2× Noreen Niazi PERSON · 1× Noreen Niazi Khan PERSON · 1×

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“Their jailing was arbitrary, and so is their release,” he said in a post on X. The sisters were arrested and placed under 30-day detention orders a week before a planned PTI protest march on September 27 to demand their brother’s release.
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Pakistan releases two sisters of ex-PM Imran Khan from jail · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 1 hedged)

Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi Khan, sisters of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, have been released from prison, their lawyer and Khan’s political party said. asserted
lawyer → jail → prison
“Dr Uzma Khan and Ms Noreen Niazi have been released. asserted
Khan → release → ?
They have arrived home safely,” lawyer Mudassar Umer said in a post on X on Thursday. asserted
Umer → arrive → Thursday
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midterms → reshape → battle
-Pakistan PM Imran Khan left with 15% vision in right eye, court told The sisters were released from Kot Lakhpat maximum-security prison in Lahore, nearly two months after they were arrested. asserted
they → leave → Lahore
A third sister, Aleema Khan, who was detained the same day as Uzma and Noreen, remains in jail, Imran Khan party’s the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said. asserted
party → detain → jail
“Aleema Khan remains behind bars. asserted
Khan → remain → bars
The release of two sisters does not end the injustice or erase the suffering inflicted on Imran Khan’s family,” PTI leader and close Khan confidant Zulfiqar Bukhari told Al Jazeera. asserted
Bukhari → end → Jazeera
Uzma Khan’s son, Wali Khan, called for an explanation as to why his mother had been detained for 53 days and then released, saying the decisions were not based in law. asserted
decisions → call → law
“Their jailing was arbitrary, and so is their release,” he said in a post on X. The sisters were arrested and placed under 30-day detention orders a week before a planned PTI protest march on September 27 to demand their brother’s release. asserted
sisters → say → release
Imran Khan, 74, has been jailed since August 2023 following a series of convictions his party calls politically motivated. asserted
party → jail → convictions
All but one have since been suspended or overturned on appeal. asserted
All → suspend → appeal
Concerns over his health, in particular the condition of his right eye, which has required months of specialist treatment, have driven the PTI campaign to demand his release. asserted
which → require → release
His sisters’ release comes a day after Khan was taken to hospital in Islamabad, where he was given medical treatment. asserted
he → come → treatment
Pakistan’s government said it detained the sisters because they could have been a threat to law and order ahead of the planned march on Islamabad, which ultimately did not go ahead. uncertain
which → say → Islamabad
The federal government suspended the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government, led by Khan’s party, that had been organising the demonstration. asserted
that → suspend → demonstration
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