Pakistan’s Lahore High Court summons senior provincial officials and a jail superintendent to explain why Imran Khan’s three sisters remain in custody after their 30-day detention orders expire. The sisters—Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan—are held at Kot Lakhpat jail, following their detention under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance in September amid preparations by Imran Khan’s PTI for a protest march toward Islamabad.
The petitions, filed by Aleema’s son Shahrez Khan, seek production of the detainees and their release, arguing that the detention period lapsed in mid-October and that preventive detention cannot substitute for ordinary criminal processes. Dawn and the Express Tribune report the court’s moves to demand explanations for the continued detention and direct officials to appear with reports. In addition, Dawn describes the court asking why certain parties—such as the deputy commissioner—were not included, and it highlights adjournment to allow further proceedings.
India Today frames the development as the High Court summoning officials over the sisters’ detention, aligning with coverage focused on court action rather than broader political context.
