Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Imran Khan's Nephews Arrested in Relation to May 9 Riots
Two nephews of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan were arrested for their alleged involvement in riots on May 9, 2023.
Shahrez and Shershah Khan, sons of Aleema Khan, were taken into custody.
Shahrez, who graduated from Oxford University and works as a linen supplier, was arrested in Lahore, and Shershah was apprehended nearby.
Their mother claims the arrests are a politically motivated act against Imran Khan and his family.
Authorities are holding Shahrez for eight days for investigation related to the riots.
Shahrez Khan and Shershah Khan, nephews of Imran Khan, were arrested.
The arrests are connected to the May 9, 2023, riots.
Shahrez was arrested during a raid at his Lahore home; Shershah was apprehended on the way home.
Shahrez was handed over to police for an eight-day physical remand.
Aleema Khan, the nephews' mother, criticized the arrests as politically motivated.
- Who
- Shahrez Khan, Shershah Khan, Imran Khan, police.
- What
- Arrests of Shahrez Khan and Shershah Khan.
- When
- August 2024.
- Where
- Pakistan, specifically Lahore.
- Why
- Alleged involvement in the May 9, 2023, riots.
Imran Khan's Family
Police
Motivation for the arrests
Imran Khan's Family
The arrests are politically motivated and an act of harassment, especially since Shahrez had never been arrested before despite being in the country for 27 months.
Police
Police allege involvement in May 9 riots.
- Arrested
- Shahrez Khan, Shershah Khan
- Relationship
- Nephews of Imran Khan
- Charges
- Involvement in May 9 riots
- Custody
- Shahrez - eight-day physical remand
- Location
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Mother
- Aleema Khan
Sources
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Imran Khan’s Nephew Abducted, Sister’s Home Raided By Armed Men, Alleges PTI
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