PTI family members plan jail visit for Imran Khan despite detention of his three sisters ahead of Sept 27 protest
With three of Imran Khan’s sisters now in custody, other family members plan to visit him at Adiala jail on Tuesday to demonstrate that court-ordered weekly meetings remain blocked. The PTI says authorities are ignoring high court directives allowing him twice-weekly visits.
- ▪PTI lawyer says family will attempt Tuesday visit to highlight non-compliance with Islamabad High Court orders for weekly meetings
- ▪Three of Khan’s sisters — Noreen Niazi, Aleema Khan, and Uzma Khan — detained under Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance ahead of Sept 27 protest
- ▪Despite Supreme Court August 18 order directing family meetings, Khan has been restricted from visitors since August 25
- ▪PTI decided not to disclose names of family members visiting Tuesday to avoid further arrests
- ▪Five PTI lawyers including party chairman Barrister Gohar Khan submitted for scheduled meeting
- ▪PTI condemns reported arrests of at least five parliamentarians from Parliament Lodges, calling them constitutional violations
- ▪Opposition alliance TTAP expressed concern over detentions of political workers, citizens, and road closures with containers
- ▪Khan has been imprisoned since 2023; courts have repeatedly ordered authorities to allow his family access
- ▪Party claims MNAs Sanaullah Mastikhel, Ahsan Jamal Khan, and Mian Ghous among those arrested in crackdown
Source: according to local media reports
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