Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan’s three sisters are arrested and detained in Lahore, according to his party Tehreek-e-Insaf and multiple reports citing local officials. The arrests take place in Punjab province, and the sisters are sent to a jail in Lahore, where they face a 30-day detention.
Tehreek-e-Insaf says the former prime minister, who leads the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, has been imprisoned since 2023 and was sentenced last year to 17 years on corruption charges. Other outlets report that Lahore’s deputy commissioner issues two separate orders authorizing the detention, invoking Punjab’s Maintenance of Public Order law. The accounts align on the timing of the deputy commissioner’s orders and the length of detention, while focusing on different aspects—one emphasizing the party’s statement and the others the specific legal instrument and administrative steps.
