Imran Khan’s party says three sisters were arrested before planned march
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf says three sisters of former prime minister Imran Khan were arrested ahead of a protest march planned for September 27. Party spokesman Zulfi Bukhari alleged police raided Aleema Khan’s home and detained relatives. The supplied report says children taken into custody were later released.
Three sisters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan were arrested ahead of a planned protest march, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said on Monday. PTI spokesman Zulfi Bukhari made the allegation in a statement on social media, according to the South China Morning Post. He said Punjab police had raided the home of Aleema Khan and abducted Khan’s other two sisters, as well as nephews and their children.
Bukhari said Khan’s sisters and the children were taken into custody. He added that the children were later released. The supplied material does not identify the sisters by name other than Aleema Khan, and does not give details of where the adults were being held.
The reported arrests came before a protest march planned for September 27. The source material does not state the march’s route, its demands or whether authorities confirmed the arrests. The account is attributed to Khan’s party and its spokesman.
No response from Punjab police or another government authority is included in the supplied material, so it does not establish the authorities’ account of the alleged raid or the legal basis for the detentions.
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