Pakistan arrests Imran Khan's sister shortly before opposition party's planned protest
Pakistani police arrested Aleema Khan, the sister of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, at her residence in Lahore. The arrest occurred approximately one week before her brother's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party was scheduled to conduct a planned protest march, with authorities providing no official explanation for the detention.
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Pakistani police arrested Aleema Khan, a businesswoman and sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, at her home in Lahore, Punjab, according to Reuters. The arrest took place roughly one week before the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, led by her brother, was due to hold a planned protest march.
Neither police nor government officials offered any stated reason for the detention, leaving the grounds for the arrest unclear. Aleema Khan has been a prominent public voice for her brother since his imprisonment, frequently speaking to media on his behalf and campaigning for his release.
The timing of the arrest, occurring just days before PTI's planned demonstration, is likely to intensify tensions between the party and Pakistani authorities. These authorities have repeatedly clamped down on PTI activities and leadership since Imran Khan's imprisonment.
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