Politics
Pakistani police arrest Imran Khan's sister ahead of planned protest march
September 20, 2026 at 08:00 PM
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4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 7 hours
MAMasrawy
الشرطة الباكستانية تعتقل شقيقة عمران خان قبيل مسيرة احتجاجية
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BNBBC News
Aleema Khanum: Sister of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
باكستان.. اعتقال شقيقة عمران خان قبل احتجاجات مرتقبة
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AJAl Jazeera English
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s sister arrested before planned PTI march
(opens the publisher’s site)Pakistani police have arrested Aleema Khanum, sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, a week before a PTI protest march demanding his release.
- Aleema Khanum was detained at her home in Lahore on Sunday under a 30-day preventive detention order issued by the city's deputy commissioner.
- The order alleged she was mobilising Khan's supporters through social media and public meetings to create "law and order situations."
- PTI called the arrest illegal and demanded Khanum's immediate release.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the government would do everything it could to stop the planned September 27 protest march.