Pakistan police arrest three sisters of ex-PM Imran Khan

PTI supporters gathered outside Adiala jail to demand Imran Khan’s release, but police dispersed the protest and detained his sisters and party leaders.

Pakistan’s opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), staged a protest outside Adiala jail in Rawalpindi against the continued imprisonment of former prime minister Imran Khan. Police moved to break up the gathering and detained several supporters, including members of Khan’s family and senior party figures. Recent local reporting said authorities had imposed Section 144 in Rawalpindi, banning public gatherings ahead of the protest.

Among those detained were Khan’s sisters, Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, who had joined supporters outside the prison. PTI said the demonstration was intended to press for Khan’s release and protest restrictions on family and party access to him while he remains behind bars.

Aleema Khan had earlier urged PTI workers and supporters to come onto the streets in support of both Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi. She also raised concerns about Khan’s health, saying his family wanted him to receive proper medical treatment at a major hospital, making the issue more urgent for party loyalists.

PTI senior leader Sheikh Waqas Akram condemned the police action and accused authorities of using force to suppress what he described as a peaceful political demonstration. Party officials alleged that officers used batons, tear gas or other crowd-control measures and blocked roads leading toward Adiala jail to prevent supporters from gathering.

The protest highlights the continuing political pressure surrounding Khan’s imprisonment and the government’s handling of PTI activism. Khan remains one of Pakistan’s most influential opposition figures, and every arrest or restriction linked to him continues to fuel tensions between his supporters and the state.

Meanwhile, Khan has faced a series of legal cases since being removed from office in 2022, while PTI has repeatedly described the prosecutions as politically motivated. The party has continued to organize protests, saying the legal and administrative pressure against its leadership is part of a wider crackdown on dissent.

A Pakistani court also sentenced Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 17 years in prison in a corruption case in late 2025, according to Reuters. That ruling added to Khan’s already mounting legal troubles and deepened the political confrontation between PTI and Pakistan’s authorities.

The latest confrontation outside Adiala jail shows that Khan’s detention remains a rallying point for PTI, with his family and party leadership still willing to challenge restrictions despite arrests, bans and heavy police deployment.

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