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Two sisters of Imran Khan released from jail in Lahore
Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi Khan have been released from Kot Lakhpat prison in Lahore, Pakistan, nearly two months after their arrest.
They are sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been in jail since August 2023.
Their sister Aleema Khan remains in detention, according to Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The three sisters were detained ahead of a planned PTI protest calling for their brother’s release.
The government said the detentions were meant to protect law and order before the march, which did not go ahead.
Imran Khan’s party says his convictions are politically motivated, and concerns about his health have added to its campaign for his release.
No further steps in the sisters’ cases were announced.
Pakistan released Imran Khan’s sisters Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi from Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore on Thursday.
Their lawyer said the government suspended their detention orders.
A third sister, Aleema Khan, remains in prison, according to Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
The sisters had been detained ahead of a planned PTI protest march on September 27.
The government said it detained them because they could pose a threat to law and order.
- Who
- Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, sisters of former prime minister Imran Khan, were released.
- What
- Pakistan freed the two women from jail. Their sister Aleema Khan remains detained.
- When
- Thursday, November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Why
- The government suspended their detention orders. It had said they could pose a threat to law and order ahead of a planned march.
Pakistan’s government
Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party
Detention
Pakistan’s government
The government said the sisters could have been a threat to law and order ahead of the planned march.
Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party
PTI said Aleema Khan remains behind bars and called for an end to selective relief and persecution.
The sisters were arrested and placed under 30-day detention orders ahead of a planned PTI protest march.
PTI had planned a protest march to demand Imran Khan’s release, but it did not go ahead.
Imran Khan was taken to a hospital in Islamabad for medical treatment.
Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi were released from Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore.
- Released
- Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi
- Prison
- Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore
- Still detained
- Aleema Khan
- Planned march
- September 27
- Detention order
- 30 days
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What people are saying
Dr Uzma Khan and Ms Noreen Niazi have been released. They have arrived home safely.
The release of two sisters does not end the injustice or erase the suffering inflicted on Imran Khan’s family.
Their jailing was arbitrary, and so is their release.