Three of Khan's sisters—Aleema, Uzma, and Noreen—are currently on a 48 hour hunger strike in Kot Lakhpat jail to protest their detention and reported mistreatment. Their legal team argues that the government backdated paperwork to justify the September 20 arrests only after the women were already in custody. Internal police records from 2025 show investigators had previously cleared Aleema and Uzma of the 2023 riot charges currently used to hold them.
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Pakistan Spends $300,000 a Day to Block Oct 4 Imran Khan March
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Authorities have deployed 3,500 shipping containers and up to 18,000 security personnel to seal off roads leading to the capital. The effort to prevent supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from marching on Oct. 4 costs the state more than $300,000 per day. The Punjab Interior Department also requested that the federal government degrade mobile and internet connectivity in Rawalpindi to hinder the mobilization of protesters ahead of the rally.
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