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Police in Lahore arrested Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, from her home on Sunday ahead of a planned PTI protest march scheduled for September 27. The arrest was made under Punjab’s Maintenance of Public Order law, allowing for preventive detention deemed necessary for public order or safety. PTI condemned the move as illegal and called for Aleema Khan’s immediate release, while concerns over Imran Khan’s health, particularly his right eye condition, have fueled demands for his release from supporters.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Sunday, Aleema Khan, the sister of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, was arrested from her home in Lahore by Pakistani authorities. PTI, Imran's political party, claims this is an "illegal detention" aimed at stifling opposition ahead of a planned protest march on September 27. The arrest order issued by Lahore’s deputy commissioner under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance mandates her detention for 30 days in Kot Lakhpat jail. PTI officials and Aleema's family have demanded her immediate release, alleging political motives behind her arrest, which they see as a punitive measure against Imran Khan's supporters.
Written for “Imran Khan Sister Arrested” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 16 other(s) covering the same event.
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.
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police → arrest → 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.
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arrest → come → release
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that → decide → optics
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.
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he → request → details
The deputy commissioner of Lahore passed an order, a copy of which was seen by Al Jazeera, for Aleema Khan’s 30-day detention under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) law of Punjab.
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copy → pass → Punjab
The law allows the authorities to order the preventive detention of a person if deemed necessary for public order or safety.
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authorities → allow → order
“Aleema Khan left her home in the morning with the driver when the police illegally arrested her and took her to an unknown location,” her lawyer Rana Mudassar Umer said in a post on X.
“Aleema Khan has bail in all her cases in Lahore.
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Khan → leave → Lahore
It is not yet known in which case, location, or police station she is being held.
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she → know → ?
On Saturday, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the government would do everything it could to stop the PTI protest march, the Reuters news agency reported on Sunday.
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agency → say → Sunday
The PTI condemned the arrest, calling it illegal and demanding her immediate release.
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PTI → condemn → release
This is cowardice and a deliberate attempt to worsen the situation,” PTI spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram posted on X.
“An elderly lady, the sister of an imprisoned former prime minister, has been illegally arrested from her doorstep because she refused to stay silent about her brother’s illegal detention, solitary confinement, and denial of medical care,” he added about the woman in her 70s.
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he → worsen → 70s
Concerns over Imran Khan’s health
Imran Khan, 73, has been jailed since August 2023 over a series of convictions his party calls politically driven.
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party → jail → convictions
All but one have since been suspended or overturned on appeal.
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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.
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which → require → release
His sons – Sulaiman and Kasim Khan – told Al Jazeera recently that they are increasingly worried after hearing that their father is “agitated” and suffering from “severe anxiety”.
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father → tell → anxiety
Last month, the country’s Supreme Court ordered Pakistani authorities to transfer the former prime minister to the privately-run Shifa International Hospital in the capital, Islamabad.
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Court → order → capital
Under the order, Khan was to remain there under medical care until the case was next heard, according to his lawyer.
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case → remain → lawyer
Officials instead took him to the state-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for a brief check-up before returning him to jail and did not give him access to his personal physician, which his party says was a breach of the top court’s orders.
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party → take → orders
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