Imran Khan sisters released after extended detention orders withdrawn

Release confirmed by legal counsel

PTI lawyer Rana Mudassar Umer confirmed that Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi returned home safely after remaining in custody. For more than fifty days, they remained detained pursuant to Section 3 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance. Their sister Aleema Khan remains incarcerated at the same facility while the other two women left without charge or trial.

Timeline of arrests and extensions

Aleema was detained on September 20, followed by Uzma and Noreen on September 21 ahead of a planned protest march. Initial detention orders lasted thirty days before the Punjab government extended them for another month via the Lahore deputy commissioner. The Lahore High Court summoned officials after the first period expired but declined to suspend the notifications at that stage.

Hospital transfer and health claims

On October 28, Noreen was moved to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology due to deteriorating health including high blood pressure. Her legal team alleged that no family member received notice regarding her transfer or condition inside the jail. Government adviser Rana Sanaullah later stated in the Senate that medical tests showed she was fine and all results were normal.

Calls for broader release

Lawyer Taimur Malik argued on social media that everyone else detained under these specific MPO orders should also be released immediately. He questioned the legality of both the detention and the subsequent release decisions made by authorities without clear legal basis.