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Lahore Police Detain Aleema Khan for 30 Days

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC · How we work

Center

PTI decries retaliation

Lahore police arrested Aleema Khan, sister of former PM Imran Khan, on 20 September 2026.
Officials said intelligence showed she incited supporters during the May 9, 2023 protests, a serious public-safety threat.
The Lahore Commissioner ordered a 30-day detention under Section 3 of the 1960 Order Ordinance.
A District Intelligence Committee unanimously recommended the detention after reviewing police-provided evidence.
PTI officials labeled the arrests illegal retaliation, prompting Imran Khan’s sons to demand release.

Left

Amnesty Demands Release

Lahore police arrested Aleema Khan, sister of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, on 20 September 2026.
Authorities deployed over 2,000 shipping containers and thousands of security personnel around Islamabad to block the planned PTI march.
Amnesty International urged release of Aleema, Uzma, Noreen and their children, calling arrests reckless.
Islamabad hospitals were ordered to postpone elective surgeries and ready for a possible mass-casualty incident.

Blindspot

Authorities positioned over 2,000 shipping containers and deployed thousands of security personnel around Islamabad to block the planned PTI march, according to reports cited by left-leaning sources.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

On 12 October 1999 General Pervez Musharraf staged a bloodless coup that ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and seized Islamabad and Lahore, marking the latest in Pakistan’s series of coups since 1958. The Supreme Court later validated the takeover under a “doctrine of necessity,” limiting it to three years, and the army took control of Islamabad and Lahore, a tactic repeatedly used to suppress dissent.

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PTI decries retaliation

Lahore police arrested Aleema Khan, sister of former PM Imran Khan, on 20 September 2026.
Officials said intelligence showed she incited supporters during the May 9, 2023 protests, a serious public-safety threat.
The Lahore Commissioner ordered a 30-day detention under Section 3 of the 1960 Order Ordinance.
A District Intelligence Committee unanimously recommended the detention after reviewing police-provided evidence.
PTI officials labeled the arrests illegal retaliation, prompting Imran Khan’s sons to demand release.

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