Detention of Imran's sisters under MPO challenged in LHC
LAHORE: The preventive detention of former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan’s three sisters was challenged before the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday. Earlier today, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi were detained for 30 days ahead of the party’s September 27 protest call. The development follows the detention of Imran’s other sister, Aleema Khan, after Lahore Deputy Commissioner (DC)…
Lahore witnessed a legal challenge to the detention of Imran Khan's sisters under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance on Monday. Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi were held for 30 days following their party's September 27 protest call. The petition, filed by Aleema Khan's son, Shahraiz, argues that the detention was unlawful and based on insufficient grounds.
The sisters were detained after their brother's arrest, and the party alleges a crackdown ahead of the protest. The Central Information Secretary, Sheikh Waqas Akram, claims the PTI members were taken to an unknown location in an armoured vehicle. The government, however, insists it will prevent the march, and the Islamabad High Court ruled that political parties cannot occupy public roads in Islamabad.
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