Imran Khan’s family and PTI officials say three of the jailed former PM’s sisters have been detained in Lahore ahead of a September 27 march on Islamabad demanding his release.
Authorities have confirmed Aleema Khan was ordered to be held for 30 days.
Upon instructions from friends and family, I have submitted an urgent complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (@UN_SPExperts) copied to the Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression, Belief, and Association concerning the detention of @ImranKhanPTI 's sister Mrs Aleema Khan (@Aleema_KhanPK)
On 20 September 2026, Mrs Khan was seized from near her house in Lahore and the authorities, after first refusing to acknowledge that they had detained her, have now stated that she is being held under the draconian Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, which allows the authorities to order the detention of individuals without court approval.
It is clear that Mrs Aleema Khan has been targeted because of her support for her brother (@ImranKhanPTI) and because of her advocacy for democracy in Pakistan and we have submitted that her detention is unlawful and arbitrary, as it is without a proper legal basis and has taken place because of her exercise of her rights to freedom of expression, belief, and assembly, and in an attempt to dampen support for the legitimate public protest in support of Imran Khan planned for 27 September 2026.
After speaking up for Aleema following her seizure, her two sisters have now also been detained.
We ask you all to raise the case of Aleema Khan and her sisters wherever you are and for the international community to act for democracy in Pakistan.
@KhanShershah@MrsSFaisall@PTIofficial@PTIOfficialISB@PTIPunjabPK@SkyYaldaHakim
#ArbitraryDetention #Persecution #InternationalLaw #FreeAleemaKhan
And it get’s worse.
My cousin Shahrez’s 2 children of 4 and 6 years old are now missing.
There is no limit to their cruelty. Complete disregard for humanity.
WTF IS GOING ON IN PAKISTAN!
They arrest the former Prime Minister Imran Khan, put him in solitary confinement for years, do the same to his wife, then start arresting his family
And now arrest his sister, who's in her 70s, because she's speaking out in support of her brother! the former PRIME MINISTER!!!
Enough is enough! THE FAMILY HAS BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH!
Deeply concerning to see Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former PM Imran Khan, arrested and detained for 30 days under the Maintenance of Public Order law — days before PTI’s planned Sept 27 protest.
I interviewed her in December about her brother’s imprisonment.
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🚨BREAKING:
🇵🇰 Police have arrested Imran Khan's sister days after she spoke out against his treatment in prison
It's reported that Punjab Police forcibly took Aleema Khan into custody outside her home
Her whereabouts and those of her driver are presently unknown, as are the reasons for her arrest
Supporters are calling for her family and legal representatives to be informed of her whereabouts, the legal grounds for her detention, and any case under which she is being held
Source: @JKhanClassified / Writer: Ian
The sons of Imran Khan have accused Pakistan’s powerful army chief of a “personal vendetta” against the incarcerated former prime minister and expressed fears their father is being “slowly killed” in prison. https://t.co/Epr4FVUo6k
“Imran Khan is not in jail, in solitary confinement for more than three years now because of any corruption or crime. It is because the Pakistani Generals know that if they let him out, he will be carried aloft in the next election on a wave of support to a democratic victory.”- Former British Prime Minister @BorisJohnson
#FreeImranKhan
Cricket legend Imran Khan is rotting to death in a tiny jail cell in Pakistan. It's time Britain used its influence to help free him
https://t.co/Yf5eCx2fAi
"Imran Khan’s sons accuse Pakistani army chief of vendetta against imprisoned father. Kasim and Sulaiman Khan tell Guardian they believe ex-PM is being ‘slowly killed’ by harsh treatment, driven by General Asim Munir"
https://t.co/xbZbeK7DBh
The Pakistani military and its pawns in the government are doing everything they can to keep Imran Khan, the country's most popular politician, in prison until he dies. https://t.co/UgUmqvCd0c