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The Lahore High Court summoned Punjab’s home secretary and Kot Lakhpat jail superintendent on Thursday to address a petition seeking the release of Imran Khan’s three detained sisters — Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, and Uzma Khan. These women were arrested under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance in September for 30 days as PTI prepared for protests towards Islamabad; however, their detention has continued beyond this period. Advocate Rana Mudassar Umar argued before Justice Abher Gul Khan that the legal grounds for their arrest expired on October 19 and 20, respectively, but they remain incarcerated. The court directed both officials to appear with reports on October 28 and ordered their release if detention is found unjustified.

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On October 20, 2026, the Lahore High Court summoned the Punjab home secretary and the superintendent of Kot Lakhpat Jail to address a plea for the release of Imran Khan's three sisters — Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, and Uzma Khan. These women were detained on September 20, under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, 1960, as the PTI prepared for a protest march towards Islamabad. The detention was initially set to last 30 days but has been extended without official documentation. Aleema’s son, Shahrez Khan, filed a fresh plea challenging their continued detention after the initial period ended on October 19 and 20. Advocate Rana Mudassar Umar argued that the detention orders had expired, yet the sisters remained in jail. The judge questioned why the Lahore deputy commissioner was not made a respondent in the petition, suggesting procedural concerns might delay or complicate their release.

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🔮 The judge, however, observed that the official could not be summoned as he had not been made a party to the petition.

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🔮 The counsel further requested the court to summon the Lahore Capital City Police Officer and the deputy commissioner in person, arguing that their appearance would help clarify the circumstances surrounding the detention notifications.

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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. asserted

Court → summon → 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. asserted

PTI → detain → Islamabad

Their detention was ordered for 30 days. asserted

detention → order → days

A day earlier, Aleema’s son, Shahrez Khan, filed a fresh plea challenging their detention. asserted

son → file → detention

It stated that Imran’s sisters remained at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail despite the lapse of the 30-day period of their detention. asserted

sisters → state → detention

Justice Abher Gul Khan took up the petition on Thursday. asserted

Khan → take → Thursday

Advocate Rana Mudassar Umar appeared on behalf of the petitioner and submitted that the detention orders of the three sisters expired on Oct 19 and 20, but they had not been released. asserted

they → appear → Oct

Justice Khan asked the counsel why he had not made the Lahore deputy commissioner a respondent in the petition. asserted

commissioner → ask → petition

The counsel replied that the deputy commissioner had not been impleaded because the detention notification issued by the official had expired. asserted

notification → reply → official

Uzma’s husband, Ahad Khan, also approached the rostrum and asked the court to summon the deputy commissioner. asserted

husband → approach → commissioner

The judge, however, observed that the official could not be summoned as he had not been made a party to the petition. uncertain

he → observe → petition

Subsequently, the court adjourned the hearing until Oct 28 and directed the home secretary and the jail superintendent to appear in person along with their reports on the matter. asserted

court → adjourn → matter

In Wednesday’s petition, Shahrez contended that the detention period had expired, but the three sisters remained in custody. asserted

sisters → contend → custody

He asked the court to order their release. asserted

He → ask → release

It was argued that their detention was a consequence of their efforts for their brother’s release. asserted

detention → argue → release

It further contended that the preventive detention could not replace ordinary criminal law and that the order violated Article 10 as well as the safeguards of Section 3 of the MPO. uncertain

order → contend → MPO

The petitioner requested the court to direct the jail superintendent to produce the detainees before the court and “set them at liberty, in the interest of justice, equity and fair play”. asserted

petitioner → request → justice

The petitioner asked the court to declare the detention orders void and issue directives for the detainees’ release, while suspending the operation of the orders. asserted

orders → ask → orders

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

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