LAHORE: Nooreen Khan Niazi and Dr Uzma Khan, sisters of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, were released from Kot Lakhpat Jail on Thursday.
In a social media post, Dr Uzma’s son, Wali Khan, shared that his mother and aunt had safely returned home after spending 53 days in custody without trial under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO). He criticised the lack of transparency, noting that Noreen, who is in her seventies, had been briefly transferred to a cardiac hospital for heart issues without her family being informed.
“Today she was released, but why was she imprisoned and why was she released? There is no answer,” Wali wrote, adding that both their detention and release lacked lawful justification. He further demanded the immediate release of his aunt Aleema Khan, Imran Khan, and all others detained under MPO orders, calling for accountability for the injustice.
The three sisters were initially detained under orders from the Lahore deputy commissioner as the PTI prepared for an Islamabad protest march.
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