The arrests occurred on Sept. 20 as authorities prepared to block a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) march on Islamabad by deploying 35,000 security personnel and 1,500 shipping containers. While PTI has postponed the rally to Oct. 4 to test the government's resolve, lawyers for the Khan sisters allege that police backdated paperwork and arrested Aleema without a valid warrant. Court records from 2025 reportedly had already cleared the sisters of the 2023 riot charges currently used to justify their custody.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Imran Khan's 3 Sisters Hunger Strike in Jail to Protest Arrests
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The female relatives of Pakistan's former prime minister have escalated their opposition to the state's crackdown as three of his sisters refuse all food in prison. Aleema Khan, Dr. Uzma Khan, and Noreen Niazi have been on a hunger strike for 48 hours to protest what the family describes as illegal detention and the mistreatment of female inmates. The women are currently held in Kot Lakhpat jail under 30 day public order detention orders.
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