LAHORE: Noorain Niazi and Uzma Khan, sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, have been released from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail, while their sister Aleema Khan is to remain in custody, sources confirmed on Thursday.
According to sources, Noorain and Uzma had been detained at Kot Lakhpat Jail for several weeks following their arrest over alleged involvement in PTI’s protest activities and violation of Section 144.
Their release followed efforts by the party at various levels to secure their freedom, sources said.
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan also played an important role in facilitating their release by pursuing legal and administrative matters, according to the sources.
Aleema Khan, who was detained separately on September 20, is not among those released and is to remain in jail. Her detention, along with those of Noorain and Uzma, had earlier been extended by the Punjab government for another 30 days under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, according to proceedings before the Lahore High Court.
The three sisters were initially detained in September amid PTI’s planned protest activities. Aleema was taken into custody on September 20, while Noorain and Uzma were detained a day later and transferred to Kot Lakhpat Jail.
The authorities had cited concerns over the maintenance of public order as the basis for the preventive detention orders.
