Imran Khan’s Three Sisters Kept in Lahore Jail Under Public Safety Act
In an ongoing administrative clampdown on the family of incarcerated former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Punjab provincial government has officially extended the preventive detention of his three sisters—Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, and Noorin Niazi—by an additional 30 days under the provisions of the Public Safety Act. Confined inside Lahore's fortified Kot Lakhpat Central Jail for over a month following their apprehensions during opposition mobilizations, the trio will continue to remain behind bars following an executive order sanctioned on the recommendation of the district magistracy. The move highlights the state’s continued legal hardball against prominent figures within the former premier’s family, effectively curbing their ability to spearhead street demonstrations or coordinate political support for the jailed founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Kot Lakhpat Confinement: DC Recommendation Triggers Another Month of Custody
The three sisters have been held in administrative custody since late September, following their involvement in rallies demanding Imran Khan's immediate release. Aleema Khan was initially taken into custody by Punjab police personnel on September 20, while Uzma Khan and Noorin Niazi were detained the following day on September 21 during nationwide calls for protest. Citing potential public unrest and law-and-order concerns, local authorities invoked preventive detention powers under the public safety framework. State officials confirmed that the fresh 30-day custody extension was formalized on the explicit recommendations submitted by the Lahore Deputy Commissioner, who argued that releasing the women would reignite political friction and mass public mobilizations across the provincial capital.
Lahore High Court Disposes of Son’s Release Plea Amid State Resistance
The notification of the extended incarceration was officially confirmed during court proceedings before the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday, October 26, 2026. The bench was deliberating on a habeas corpus and release petition filed by Aleema Khan’s son, Shahraj, who challenged the continued detention of his mother and aunts. The petitioner’s legal team had submitted before the court that the three women were being held unlawfully in Kot Lakhpat Jail even after the statutory timeline of their initial detention orders had expired. However, once the Punjab Assistant Advocate General placed the fresh 30-day detention extension order on record before the court, verifying that the provincial executive had sanctioned their prolonged custody under established public safety statutes, the Lahore High Court formally disposed of the release petition, leaving the sisters in continued detention.
