Imran Khan’s sisters’ detention challenged in LHC

Imran Khan's three sisters have been detained by authorities in Lahore under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance. Aleema Khan was detained on September 20, followed by Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi on September 21. All three were ordered to be held for 30 days and shifted to Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail.

The Lahore administration invoked Section 3 of the Punjab MPO Ordinance, 1960, which permits preventive detention on public-order grounds. According to The Indian Express, the Lahore deputy commissioner alleged that Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi were "prejudicial to the public safety and maintenance of public order" and had been involved in the May 9 protests by PTI, motivating workers to damage public and government property.

The detention of Imran Khan's sisters has been challenged in the Lahore High Court. Shahraiz Khan, Aleema Khan's son, filed a petition through Advocate Rana Mudassar Umar, arguing that the detention orders were unlawful and failed to follow the procedure prescribed under the MPO Ordinance. The petition contends that the orders contain no specific allegations and demonstrate no application of mind, and that ordinary criminal law and less restrictive measures were not considered.

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